Central had lost five straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 3-15 to make it six. They came up short against the Miami Country Day Spartans, falling 97-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (57), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Demoni Escoffery, who shot 60% from the field en route to 33 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Caldera, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 16 points and five assists.
As for Miami Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Miami Country Day found their leader in freshman Delan Montgomery, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 20 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Montgomery now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage. Malik Charles was another key player, going 5-for-6 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Central has already played their next contest (against Doral Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Miami Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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