After soaring to 65 points the game before, American was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against the Clinton Grace Christian Eagles, falling 66-19. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 171st in Florida, while the Eagles are ranked 23rd in Maryland).
American's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zephaniah Pratt, who posted four points and five steals, and Angel Torres, who had eight points and three steals. That was a full 42.1% of American's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
American's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Clinton Grace Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
American wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-53 victory against New Garden Friends on the 28th. As for Clinton Grace Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-33 win against Bell Creek Academy on the 28th.
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