After both having extra time off, the Morningside Academy Eagles and the Vero Beach Indians will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Morningside Academy's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave two weeks ago, when they got past John Carroll Catholic's usually-dominant defense. Morningside Academy skirted past John Carroll Catholic 55-53. 55 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morningside Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmilina Miller, who posted 18 points. Arianah Wallace was another key player, putting up 12 points along with seven boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vero Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They had just enough and edged Treasure Coast out 34-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted against the Titans since January 9, 2019.
Vero Beach found their leader in sophomore Ekklesia Anderson, who had 26 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Anderson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmyn Morris, who posted three points and eight rebounds.
Vero Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Vero Beach's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for Morningside Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
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