Master's Academy lost against St. Edward back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Master's Academy Patriots took a hard 77-61 fall against the St. Edward's Pirates.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jamey Blunt, who went 8 of 16 en route to 21 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Bennett, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.
Cody Simmonds was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten boards for St. Edward's. Simmonds' evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Seorim McLendon also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Master's Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season. As for St. Edward's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Master's Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Boca Raton Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boca Raton Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.7 points per game this season. As for St. Edward's, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Tradition Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Edward's also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 55.4 points per game.
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