It was a proper cat-fight when Killian duked it out withMater Academy Charter on Thursday. The Killian Cougars took a blow against the Mater Academy Charter Lions, falling 73-44. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Lions are ranked 293rd).
When it comes to explaining why Killian lost, don't look at Christian Torres. Despite the final result, he posted 25 points and five rebounds. That was a full 56.8% of Killian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derico Taylor, who had eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mater Academy Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Davis, who went 7 of 10 en route to 15 points. Aheizer Frais was another key player, going 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
Killian dropped their record down to 6-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Mater Academy Charter, their record is now 10-11.
Killian will face off against Varela at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Killian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. As for Mater Academy Charter, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-19 victory against BridgePrep Village Green on the 27th.
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