If the Miami Country Day Spartans were riding high off their 77-18 takedown of the Don Soffer Aventura Barracuda last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Miami Country Day fell to Saint Andrew 78-73. Miami Country Day has not had much luck with Saint Andrew's recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Miami Country Day's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from Herbert Wilson and Miguel Orbe. Wilson dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds, while Orbe scored 22 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 38.4% of Miami Country Day's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Reid, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Miami Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Saint Andrew's, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Miami Country Day won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Somerset Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 26th. Somerset Academy will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Saint Andrew's, they will head out on the road to square off against Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
