Basketball Recap: Master's Academy Comes Up Short

Master's Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against the Jupiter Christian Eagles, falling 57-37. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 76-61 last Friday.

Fennel Eugene was Master's Academy's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Julian Fernandez held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Matthew Barrett was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds for Jupiter Christian. Barrett is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Rivera, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points and four steals.

Master's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Jupiter Christian, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Master's Academy will square off against Florida Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florida Prep will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Master's Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Jupiter Christian has already played their next game (against Trinity Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.