American Heritage played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, falling 77-38. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Raiders are ranked fourth).
Despite the loss, American Heritage saw an underclassman step up: freshman Noah Baqai posted 18 points. Dhiran Nara was another key player, putting up eight points.
It was another big night for Dwayne Wimbley Jr., who went 9 for 21 en route to 27 points along with six boards and five blocks for St. Thomas Aquinas. The dominant performance gave Wimbley Jr. a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clarence Westbrook Jr., who earned 19 points.
This is the second loss in a row for American Heritage and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
The Patriots and the Stallions will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will take on Blanche Ely in a tournament on Wednesday. St. Thomas Aquinas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 matchups -- so hopefully Blanche Ely likes a good challenge.
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