Basketball Recap: Dr. Joaquin Garcia's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Saturday

Dr. Joaquin Garcia's tournament run continued when they took on Oxbridge Academy on Saturday. The Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs secured a 47-41 W over the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the ThunderWolves are ranked 661st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Drovinsky Ulysse continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to four blocks and three steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of John Glenn, who posted five points.

Oxbridge Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jayden St. Fort, who put up 16 points. James Deyoung was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.

Dr. Joaquin Garcia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Oxbridge Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Dr. Joaquin Garcia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-53 loss against Atlantic on the 30th. As for Oxbridge Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-53 defeat against Hallandale on the 30th.