Preview: Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes vs. Coconut Creek Cougars
Somerset Academy South Homestead has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Coconut Creek Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Somerset Academy South Homestead is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Coconut Creek in Florida (Somerset Academy South Homestead is ranked 249th, while Coconut Creek is ranked 707th).
Somerset Academy South Homestead has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 25 points or more this season. Everything went their way against MAST Academy last Wednesday as Somerset Academy South Homestead made off with a 63-38 victory.
Somerset Academy South Homestead can attribute much of their success to Aaron Rowe, who scored 20 points along with six steals, and Kas Williams, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 26 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Rowe scored 15 or more points. Chase Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Coconut Creek, who are still winless after their seventh contest. They took a serious blow against Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, falling 88-28. Coconut Creek was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-20.
Somerset Academy South Homestead has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Coconut Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
