Basketball Recap: Somerset Academy - Canyons Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Somerset Academy - Canyons waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the Cardinal Newman Crusaders to the tune of 66-26. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Crusaders are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Somerset Academy - Canyons to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alana Pinnock, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists. Pinnock is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. Rebecca Souverain was another key player, going 8 for 15 on her way to 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals.

Pinnock wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Somerset Academy - Canyons was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Somerset Academy - Canyons is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.

Somerset Academy - Canyons will take on Sports Leadership & Management at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sports Leadership & Management has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Cardinal Newman, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Somerset College Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Somerset College Prep Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.