The American Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Dade Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. American has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Dade Christian will come in with nine straight wins.
American saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 59-44 bruising from Cooper City. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Cowboys are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, Dade Christian strolled past Central with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-45.
American better focus on containing Nikola Mirkovic and Michael Herrera as the pair were huge in Dade Christian's win. Mirkovic dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards, while Herrera posted 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Those 16 points gave Herrera a new career-high. Te'Mar Thomas was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Dade Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only posted seven.
Dade Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for American, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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