The Somerset Sky Pointe Eagles pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Mead Academy.
Despite the loss, Somerset Sky Pointe saw an underclassman step up: Emmitt Bell scored 19 points. The game was Bell's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cory Gory, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds.
Somerset Sky Pointe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Lake Mead Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Somerset Sky Pointe will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Enterprise at 5:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Enterprise is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.8 points per game. Lake Mead Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Needles at 9:30 a.m. on December 29, 2023. Needles knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matches -- so hopefully Lake Mead Academy likes a good challenge.
