The Meadowbrook Academy Mustangs ended up a good deal behind the City of Life Christian Academy Warriors on Monday and lost 79-63. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while the Warriors are ranked 227th).
When it comes to explaining why Meadowbrook Academy lost, don't look at Gaige Daugherty. Despite the final result, he shot 47% from the field en route to 24 points and four steals. That was a full 38.1% of the Mustangs' points, marking the third time in a row Daugherty has posted more than a third of the team's points. Graidy Hughes was another key player, putting up 12 points and eight boards.
City of Life Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaac Manlove out in front who went 7-for-16 on his way to 21 points. That's the most points Manlove has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Campbell, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meadowbrook Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for City of Life Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Meadowbrook Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-63 defeat against Umatilla on the 16th. As for City of Life Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-63 loss against Southeastern Prep Academy on the 17th.
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