The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Miami Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. St. Thomas Aquinas put the hurt on Miami Christian with a sharp 65-41 win on Saturday. The Raiders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but London Thomas led the charge by posting 20 points along with six rebounds. With that strong performance, Thomas is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyla Mcfadden, who earned 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and two blocks.
St. Thomas Aquinas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy - Canyons faced Doral Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Somerset Academy - Canyons fell just short of Doral Academy by a score of 71-68. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
The victory got St. Thomas Aquinas back to even at 3-3. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
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