Basketball Recap: Hope Academy Comes Up Short

After flying high against Trinity Catholic last Tuesday, Hope Academy came back down to earth. The Hope Academy Trojan Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 73-72 to the South Lake Eagles. The Trojan Tigers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Despite the loss, Hope Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dwayne Foreman III went 11 of 20 on his way to 34 points and three steals. The game was Foreman III's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Xavier Shine was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Isaiah Pina was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 38 points and ten rebounds for South Lake. Those 38 points gave Pina a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of David Pina, who posted six points and ten boards.

Hope Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for South Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.

Hope Academy has already played their next matchup, a 73-44 loss against Pathways on the 17th. As for South Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 82-59 win against East Ridge on the 17th.