After flying high against River City Science Academy last Tuesday, Englewood came back down to earth. The Englewood Rams came up short against the Beachside Barracudas on Thursday, falling 53-32. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Barracudas are ranked 305th).
When it comes to explaining why Englewood lost, don't look at Antonio Riddle. Despite the final result, he posted eight points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Mitchell, who earned two points and four steals.
Beachside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Rocco, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maddox Hunstad, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Englewood's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Beachside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.
Englewood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-33 loss against Sandalwood on the 17th. As for Beachside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 47-46 defeat against Fernandina Beach on the 17th.
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