Basketball Game Recap: IMG Academy Black Ascenders vs. Braden River Pirates

By Team Reports Dec 1, 2023, 10:22am

Recap: IMG Academy Black Ascenders vs. Braden River Pirates

The IMG Academy Black Ascenders pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 72-57 to Braden River. IMG Academy Black has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Marcus Schade was the offensive standout of the match as he scored 27 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Braden River's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deven Womack, who scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

IMG Academy Black's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Braden River, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

IMG Academy Black will head out on the road to face off against Tampa Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Braden River won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Palmetto at 7:30 p.m. on December 1st. Palmetto and Braden River are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.