Apex Friendship unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Broughton Capitals at home by a 52-37 margin on Monday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Capitals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.
Apex Friendship lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jordan Rooney, who shot 42% from the field to rack up 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luwam Beniyam, who posted seven points.
Broughton has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Apex Friendship has already played their next contest, a 34-22 win against Lee County on the 18th. As for Broughton, they will head out to take on Green Hope at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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