Basketball Recap: Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions vs. Mater Academy Bay Rays
The Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions entered their tilt with the Mater Academy Bay Rays with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) blew past the Rays 71-48. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Louis Sanchez, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sanchez has scored all season. Nicolas Velez was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Mater Academy Bay, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on February 6th. Coral Shores will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Stallions are ranked 247th). Mater Academy Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
