Basketball Preview: Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars vs. American Heritage Stallions
Two dominant guards in Victor Diaz and Brendan Gerard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the American Heritage Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Somerset Academy - Canyons sitting on three straight victories and the Stallions on four.
Somerset Academy - Canyons scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past FAU High 94-62 at home. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, even though Benjamin scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, American Heritage still came out on top. American Heritage pulled ahead with a 62-61 photo finish over the Buccaneers. Given American Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
American Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xander Gerard, who scored 22 points. Gerard has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Gerard was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven assists and two steals.
Somerset Academy - Canyons' victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Somerset Academy - Canyons suffered a grim 78-54 defeat to the Stallions when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gerard, who scored 24 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Now that Somerset Academy - Canyons knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
