Basketball Recap: Somerset Sky Pointe Snags Third Victory in Last Four Games

Amplus Academy came into Thursday's game looking for another win against Somerset Sky Pointe, but Ja'Cory Gory wouldn't allow it. The Somerset Sky Pointe Eagles came out on top against the Amplus Academy Archers by a score of 55-45 on Thursday thanks in part to Gory, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (four).

Despite the loss, Amplus Academy still got an impressive performance from FALNA AHFEROM, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. AHFEROM is becoming a predictor of Amplus Academy's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). JHAYDEN BATANGAN was another key player, putting up nine points.

Somerset Sky Pointe is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing 8.31 offensive rebounds in those games compared to only 8.31 in the others. As for Amplus Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Somerset Sky Pointe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 84-65 loss against Somerset Academy Losee on the 14th. As for Amplus Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 81-36 defeat against Sierra Vista on the 13th.