Basketball Recap: The First Academy Find Success

The First Academy Royals escaped with a win on Saturday against the Divine Savior Academy Sharks by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.

The First Academy's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Divine Savior Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.

The First Academy and Divine Savior Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Royals (ranked 95th) will meet Trinity Prep (ranked 691st) at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Divine Savior Academy will face off against Reagan at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (82 vs. 627).