Basketball Recap: Stoneman Douglas Drops Season-High Score on Cooper City

Eagles

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Cooper City	80
12/10/24 @ West Broward	74
12/12/24 @ Lake Worth Christian	73
11/18/24 @ McArthur	73
12/18/24 @ Pompano Beach	72

Stoneman Douglas scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 87-80 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cooper City Cowboys. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

Cooper City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamier Johnston, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. Johnston is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Rupert, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds.

Stoneman Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Cooper City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-8.

Stoneman Douglas will venture away from home to take on Plantation at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plantation has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Cooper City has already played their next matchup (against Deerfield Beach), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.