Basketball Game Preview: Somerset College Prep Academy Spartans vs. Jensen Beach Falcons

By Team Reports Jan 28, 2025, 11:39pm

Basketball Preview: Somerset College Prep Academy Spartans vs. Jensen Beach Falcons

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The Somerset College Prep Academy Spartans will challenge the Jensen Beach Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Somerset College Prep Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Somerset College Prep Academy beat Oxbridge Academy 52-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Khloe Rodgers

Points

01/23/25 vs Oxbridge Academy28
01/21/25 @ Vero Beach19
01/16/25 @ Inlet Grove29
01/14/25 vs Pine21
01/13/25 @ Tradition Prep34

Somerset College Prep Academy found their leader in sophomore Khloe Rodgers, who went 9 for 21 en route to 28 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Rodgers' evening made it 12 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaysha Felix, who posted eight points and 12 rebounds.

Somerset College Prep Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oxbridge Academy only posted two assists.

Meanwhile, Jensen Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Central on Tuesday and fell 52-50. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cobras 19-11 in the first quarter.

Somerset College Prep Academy will need focus on slowing down Jayla Brinkley, one of several Jensen Beach players who made an impact when they last played. She put up three points along with eight boards, five assists, and five steals. That's the most assists Brinkley has posted since back in December of 2023. Danielle Bell was another key player, putting up seven points and 13 rebounds.

The win got Somerset College Prep Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Jensen Beach, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Somerset College Prep Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.4 points per game. However, it's not like Jensen Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.4 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Somerset College Prep Academy lost to Jensen Beach on the road by a decisive 64-50 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jensen Beach's Lizzie Fitzwater, who scored 24 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Now that Somerset College Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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