On Monday, the Southern Coast Academy Regional Rams narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Montverde Academy Purple Eagles 65-63. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Eagles are ranked 52nd).
Despite the defeat, Montverde Academy Purple had strong showings from Dylan Layton, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jeremiah Gordon, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Grap, who scored seven points.
The win got Southern Coast Academy Regional back to even at 11-11. As for Montverde Academy Purple, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Coming up, Southern Coast Academy Regional won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pathways at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pathways is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.9 points per game this season. Montverde Academy Purple does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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