On Monday, the Somerset Academy Panthers came up short against the Central Cobras and fell 64-56. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Somerset Academy lost, don't look at Christian Smith. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 16 en route to 23 points and six boards. Smith continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Barbe, who posted six points and five assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christian Maxon, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Maxon's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Gayle, who went 9 for 20 en route to 21 points and eight boards.
Somerset Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
Somerset Academy will square off against Everglades at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Somerset Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season. Central has already played their next game, an 84-64 win against South Fork on the 21st.
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