The Somerset Academy Panthers will square off against the Northwestern Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Somerset Academy comes in on five and Northwestern on 12.
Somerset Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Central by a score of 65-56.
Meanwhile, Northwestern strolled past St. Brendan with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 89-73. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Sabres are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Somerset Academy better focus on containing Calvin Russell Jr. and Jamiro Smith as the pair were huge in Northwestern's win. Russell Jr. dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds, while Smith went 7 of 8 en route to 16 points along with seven boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in boards. Giovanny Desire was another key player, putting up seven points.
Somerset Academy's record now sits at 17-11. As for Northwestern, their record now sits at 22-3.
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