It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Somerset Academy can now relate to. They lost 79-59 to the Northwestern Bulls on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Bulls are ranked 18th).
Somerset Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Christian Smith, who posted 17 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 40.4% three-point shooting accuracy. Jayden Alcine was another key player, going 7-for-17 en route to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Calvin Russell Jr. was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 38 points and 19 rebounds for Northwestern. Russell Jr. continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zacuras Dawson, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 21 points and five assists.
Somerset Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Northwestern, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Somerset Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwestern, they will take on St. Brendan at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Brendan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matches.
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