Even though the Florida State University High School Seminoles scored an imposing 59 points on Thursday, the Pace Patriots still came out on top. Pace skirted past Florida State University High School 61-59. Given Pace's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while Florida State University High School is ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Florida State University High School's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Micah Evora, who scored 22 points along with four steals, and Taylor Hackett who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Leviah Henry was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with nine rebounds.
Pace is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Florida State University High School, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pace's road trip will continue as they head out to face Niceville at 1:30 p.m. on January 27th. Niceville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games. As for Florida State University High School, they will head out on the road to square off against Crossroad Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crossroad Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
