Having just played yesterday, the Vero Beach Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Somerset College Prep Academy Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Vero Beach is looking for their season's first victory.
Vero Beach is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jensen Beach on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Vero Beach came up short against Jensen Beach, falling 44-23. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Falcons are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Somerset College Prep Academy, as they earned their first road win of the season. They strolled past Morningside Academy with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 79-61. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 52.8 points per game.
Vero Beach better focus on containing Khloe Rodgers and London Rolle as the pair were huge in Somerset College Prep Academy's win. Rodgers went 13 for 25 on her way to 36 points in addition to eight steals and five assists, while Rolle dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards. Rodgers' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaysha Felix, who posted eight points and six steals.
Somerset College Prep Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Vero Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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