Basketball Preview: Sunset Knights vs. Booker T. Washington Tornadoes
The Sunset Knights will face off against the Booker T. Washington Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sunset is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Everglades Prep Academy 70-41. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 21 point advantage.
Brandon Luis was his usual excellent self, 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. Ethan Rojas was another key player, posting eight points plus 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.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 68-58 to Killian.
Booker T. Washington's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sunset, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sunset was dealt a bruising 66-36 defeat at the hands of Booker T. Washington in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Sunset, Jimar Franklin (who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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