The Elite Academy Eagles pushed their score all the way to 67 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Somerset Academy by a score of 69-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Elite Academy has suffered yet this season.
Somerset Academy was led to victory by Jahlon Blain and Anthony Henderson. Blain scored 17 points, while Henderson scored 17 points along with four steals. Blain is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Point du jour, who scored nine points along with 12 rebounds.
Elite Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Somerset Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Elite Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Mater Academy Charter at 6:30 p.m. on January 20th. Mater Academy Charter will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Elite Academy is ranked 134th). Somerset Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Chaminade-Madonna at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Chaminade-Madonna is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
