Basketball Recap: IMG Academy's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Ascenders

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 @ Palmetto	58
11/19/24 @ Sarasota	41
12/10/24 @ Tampa Catholic	40
01/02/25 vs Bell Creek Academy	33
01/31/25 @ Melbourne Central Catholic	31

IMG Academy entered their tilt with Balboa on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Balboa Roughriders 82-59. The Ascenders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Vito Albanese and Apolo Caetano certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Albanese posted 15 points, while Caetano went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points. Albanese has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. BwaBwa Josue was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.

IMG Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Balboa, their loss dropped their record down to 10-20.

IMG Academy has already played their next contest, a 73-69 victory against Link Academy on the 3rd. As for Balboa, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-70 win against Jordan Christian Prep on the 4th.