The Hunter Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Summit Academy Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hunter comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hunter is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Clearfield on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wolverines were outmatched by the Falcons and fell 80-35. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-13.
Meanwhile, Summit Academy came up short against Northridge on Wednesday and fell 82-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Hunter will have to contain Dylan Kartchner as he made an impact in Summit Academy's last game. He posted 15 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Kai Fehrenbach, who put up 16 points and five rebounds.
Summit Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Hunter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Hunter didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Summit Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bears' Tyson Christensen, who earned 20 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Wolverines to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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