There's no place like home for the Somerset Academy Losee Lions, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Las Vegas with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 38-19. Given Somerset Academy Losee's advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Las Vegas is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Somerset Academy Losee was led to victory by Key Thrower and Jayla Lewis. Thrower scored 16 points along with three steals, while Lewis scored 12 points along with five steals. Thrower hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Zaryah Snell, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Somerset Academy Losee pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 16.33 points. As for Las Vegas, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Somerset Academy Losee will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Amplus Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Las Vegas will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Coronado at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
