Fort Meade lost against McKeel Academy back in January of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Fort Meade Miners fell 50-42 to the McKeel Academy Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 656th, while the Wildcats are ranked 323rd).
| 01/03/25 vs McKeel Academy | 5 |
| 01/16/24 @ Vanguard | 3 |
| 01/12/24 vs Frostproof | 3 |
| 11/29/23 vs All Saints' Academy | 3 |
| 12/19/24 @ George Jenkins | 2 |
Fort Meade's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mekhi Berrien, who posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Those five steals gave Berrien a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nasier Berrien, who put up 11 points and four steals.
McKeel Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamal Whyte, who had 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Axel Acevedo, who posted 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Meade and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for McKeel Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Fort Meade didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-25 win against Ridgeview Global Studies Academy on the 6th. As for McKeel Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Ridge Community at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge Community is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
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