Basketball Game Preview: Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy Gladiators vs. Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars

The Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy Gladiators will square off against the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Village Academy to the tune of 75-44 on Thursday. The Gladiators pushed the score to 55-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.

Christian Booker was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 22 points, ten assists, and 11 steals. Booker is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hershell Reynolds, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Somerset Academy - Canyons unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Hallandale by a score of 67-65.

Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy came up short against Somerset Academy - Canyons in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 70-57. Can Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.