The Piper Bengals pushed their score all the way to 62 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Somerset Academy 66-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Saturday (60), Piper still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Anthony Henderson, who scored 19 points along with nine assists and five rebounds for Somerset Academy. That's the first time this season that Henderson posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahlon Blain, who scored 14 points along with five steals.
Piper's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Somerset Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piper will take on McArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (McArthur is ranked 482nd, while Piper is ranked 467th). As for Somerset Academy, they will be playing at home against Miami Country Day at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Miami Country Day focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Thursday.
