Basketball Preview: Booker T. Washington Tornadoes vs. Sunset Knights
The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes will take on the Sunset Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Booker T. Washington is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Killian.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sunset). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Everglades Prep Academy 70-41. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 21 point advantage.
Brandon Luis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10 for 16 en route to 27 points plus three steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Another player making a difference was Ethan Rojas, who had eight points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals.
Sunset was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Booker T. Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sunset, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Booker T. Washington against Sunset in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as the squad secured a 66-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sunset's Peter Salas, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Booker T. Washington to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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