Peoples Academy lost against Montpelier back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Peoples Academy Wolves were beaten by the Montpelier Solons 84-49. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Vermont basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Solons are ranked second).
Despite the loss, Peoples Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jack Lafayette posted 19 points along with six boards and four steals. That was a full 38.8% of Peoples Academy'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 Harrison Frazee, who put up 11 points.
Carter Bruzzese continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Montpelier, going 8 for 17 on his way to 24 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. Those 24 points gave Bruzzese a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Cody, who went 6 of 11 en route to 18 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Peoples Academy and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Montpelier, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Peoples Academy has already played their next match (against U-32), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Montpelier will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Spaulding at 7:00 p.m.
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