San Jose Prep played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Ribault Trojans and fell 79-47. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Trojans are ranked 41st).
Damarri Young-Grant and Samual Koko certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Young-Grant posted 17 points, while Koko earned 13 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 36.2% of San Jose Prep's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of JaKavious Dubose, who put up two points and six rebounds.
It was another big night for Jamian Jackson, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with seven boards and five steals for Ribault. With that strong performance, Jackson is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Kaden Toure was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for San Jose Prep and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Ribault, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
San Jose Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 64-58 loss against Potter's House Christian Blue on the 7th. As for Ribault, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-73 victory against Raines on the 7th.
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