Florida High School Basketball - Hope Academy can't hold off Downey Christian
January 20, 2024: Groveland, FL 34736 The Hope Academy Trojan Tigers basketball team (Groveland, FL), was nudged 72-65 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Downey Christian Patriots (Orlando, FL)
The Patriots now sport a 14-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bilingual Christian Academy & Tech for a Sunshine Independent battle on Monday, January 22. Downey Christian will battle a Tigers team coming off a 91-49 non-league loss to IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL). The Tigers record now stands at 22-4.
The Trojan Tigers (16-9) will now prepare for their battle against Wildwood (Wildwood, FL). The Wildcats come into the non-league battle with a 3-13 record. In their last battle, Wildwood was nudged by Leesburg (Leesburg, FL), 66-33, in a non-league battle.