There's no place like home for the Morningside Academy Eagles, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 75-65 victory over Somerset College Prep Academy on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Damon Folds continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 5-for-7 from long range and dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Morningside Academy's points. Another player making a difference was James Bolton , who scored 14 points along with 9 rebounds.
Morningside Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Somerset College Prep Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Morningside Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenacres Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Greenacres Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Somerset College Prep Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Port St. Lucie at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Port St. Lucie knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Somerset College Prep Academy likes a good challenge.
