Morningside Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Jupiter proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Morningside Academy Eagles as they made off with a 60-40 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Eagles are ranked 510th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Morningside Academy lost, don't look at AJ Chang. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 17 en route to 23 points and five boards. The matchup was Chang's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Moss, who posted six points and eight rebounds.
Warriors
| 01/30/25 @ Morningside Academy | 60-40 |
| 01/29/25 vs Olympic Heights | 55-46 |
| 01/28/25 @ St. John Paul II Academy | 46-57 |
| 01/24/25 vs Forest Hill | 61-54 |
| 01/22/25 @ Suncoast | 43-49 |
Jupiter's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-4. As for Morningside Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Jupiter will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. As for Morningside Academy, they and Calvary Chapel Academy will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Morningside Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
