Basketball Game Preview: Mater Bay Academy Rays vs. Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes

The Mater Bay Academy Rays will take on the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Mater Bay Academy's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Somerset Academy South Homestead has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Mater Bay Academy picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They came out on top against Cushman by a score of 55-48.

Jose Echane

Rebounds

01/30/25 vs Cushman	13
01/29/25 vs Pinecrest Glades Academy	11
01/27/25 vs Somerset College Prepartory Academy South	19
01/24/25 @ Sunset	11
01/22/25 vs Cushman	8

Mater Bay Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jose Echane, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Echane has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 16 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Rodriguez, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Somerset Academy South Homestead didn't have quite enough to beat Everglades Prep Academy last Thursday and fell 45-43.

Somerset Academy South Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Mater Bay Academy, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.

Mater Bay Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Somerset Academy South Homestead in their previous matchup back in January, winning 56-44. Does Mater Bay Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset Academy South Homestead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.