Basketball Game Recap: Deerfield Beach Bucks vs. Monarch Knights

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2023, 8:09am

Recap: Deerfield Beach Bucks vs. Monarch Knights

Even though the Monarch Knights scored an imposing 57 points on Wednesday, the Deerfield Beach Bucks still came out on top. Deerfield Beach narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Monarch 59-57. The win made it back-to-back wins for Deerfield Beach.

Cody Dinnall and Kensey Bewley certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. Dinnall scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds, while Bewley scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds. The matchup was Dinnall's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikyle Campbell, who scored 10 points.

Deerfield Beach now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Monarch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deerfield Beach will take on Western at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Western knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Deerfield Beach likes a good challenge. As for Monarch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pompano Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pompano Beach's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.