The Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Elite Academy by a score of 64-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Touze, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Tony Guerrero, who scored 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Leading Elite Academy to victory were Kyler Theophile and Ladainian Brooks. Theophile scored 20 points, while Brooks scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. The match was Brooks' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Morgan, who scored 11 points.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Elite Academy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Everglades Prep Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 8th. Elite Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Wekiva at 2:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023.
