American and Belen Jesuit squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but American had to settle for second. They fell 64-57 to the Belen Jesuit Wolverines. 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 202nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 88th).
Angel Torres
| 02/05/25 vs Belen Jesuit | 24 |
| 02/03/25 vs Hialeah | 23 |
| 01/31/25 @ Carol City | 18 |
| 01/30/25 vs Hialeah-Miami Lakes | 21 |
| 01/28/25 vs Dr. Krop | 15 |
| + 19 more games |
Despite the loss, American still got an impressive performance from Angel Torres, who went 9 for 16 to rack up 24 points and eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Torres is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Charles Quincy Robinson was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 11 points.
Even though they lost, American was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Belen Jesuit only racked up four assists.
Belen Jesuit was led to victory by Orlando Roche and Alec Arnholt. Roche went 9 for 19 on his way to 20 points along with seven boards and five steals, while Arnholt went 8 of 15 to rack up 21 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Roche a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Javi Vasseur, who posted five points and five boards.
American's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Belen Jesuit, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-8.
Coming up, American will square off against Blanche Ely at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. One thing working in American's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests. As for Belen Jesuit, they have already played their next matchup, a 50-41 victory against Norland on the 7th.
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