The MAST Academy Makos will head out on the road to face off against the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. MAST Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while Somerset Academy South Homestead is ranked 268th).
Last Tuesday, MAST Academy took a serious blow against Miami Beach, falling 69-34. MAST Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy South Homestead was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Mater Academy Bay 67-23 at home. With Somerset Academy South Homestead ahead 42-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Zachary Reynolds, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds. The game was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Echane, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
MAST Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
MAST Academy came up short against Somerset Academy South Homestead in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 47-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somerset Academy South Homestead's Joseph Colzie, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that MAST Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
