On Friday, Pembroke Pines Charter faced St. Thomas Aquinas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars received a blow as they fell 68-49 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-46 last Tuesday.
Pembroke Pines Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zemari Days, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Roman Hughes, who went 5 for 9 to rack up 13 points.
St. Thomas Aquinas' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drake (DJ) Sandi, who earned ten points and eight assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Dwayne Wimbley Jr., who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points.
Pembroke Pines Charter's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Pembroke Pines Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-48 victory against Dillard on the 5th. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-44 win against Chaminade-Madonna on the 1st.
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