On Thursday, the Calusa Prep Colts came up short against the Somerset Academy Panthers and fell 73-64. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Panthers are ranked 112th).
Somerset Academy was led to victory by Jayden Alcine and Mekhi Hudson-Dillard. Alcine went 8 for 17 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals, while Hudson-Dillard went 5 of 11 en route to 17 points. With that strong performance, Alcine is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahlon Blain, who posted 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Calusa Prep and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Somerset Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Calusa Prep Colts duke it out with the Palm Beach Central Broncos at 5:45 p.m. on December 27th. As for Somerset Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 76-53 victory against Key West on the 20th.
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