Friends Academy was the 61-60 winner over Southampton when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Friends Academy Quakers came up short against the Southampton Mariners on Sunday, falling 73-47. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Mariners are ranked 32nd).
Friends Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being James Tsunis, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Eyan Valadez, who put up ten points in addition to seven assists and six boards.
Naevon Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southampton, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Franklin, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards.
Friends Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Southampton, their record is now 8-1.
Friends Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-71 victory against Long Beach on the 3rd. As for Southampton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-34 win against Central Islip on the 4th.
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