The Somerset Academy Panthers will be staying on the road  on Thursday to face off against the Norland Vikings at 7:00  p.m.  on February 15th. Keep an eye on the score for this one:  the two teams posted some lofty  point totals in their previous games.
 It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Somerset Academy can now relate to. They took a hard  70-56 fall against the Mavericks on Thursday.
 Somerset Academy's  loss came about despite a quality game from  Jahlon Blain, who  scored 20 points along with three  steals. The team also got some help courtesy of  Jayden Alcine, who  scored 14 points along with three  steals.
 Meanwhile, Norland beat Archbishop McCarthy 68-59  on Saturday. The  win made it back-to-back wins for Norland.
  Marcus Allen continued  his habit of posting crazy stat lines,  dropping  a double-double on 29 points and 13  rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which  he has scored at least a third of Norland's points.  Triston Wilson was another key contributor,  scoring 13 points along with six  assists.
 Somerset Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Norland, they have  been performing  well recently as they've  won four of their last five matches,  which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record  this season.
 Things could have been worse for Somerset Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a  80-65 loss to Norland in their previous meeting  back in February of 2023. Can Somerset Academy avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.