Keys Gate suffered their biggest loss since December 18, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 63-41 to the American Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Patriots are ranked 191st).
Despite the loss, Keys Gate still got an impressive performance from Ethan Bell, who posted 16 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Terrance Shannon Jr, who put up ten points.
American's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathan Garcia led the charge by going 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Sao-Pagan, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points.
Keys Gate has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for American, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Keys Gate wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-49 win against JC Bermudez Doral on the 20th. American has also already played their next contest (against True North Classical Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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