Basketball Game Preview: King's Academy Lions vs. Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Away	55-63 L
12/29/23 - Neutral	50-37 W
12/14/23 - Home	65-66 L
12/17/19 - Away	54-9 W
11/22/19 - Home	54-16 W
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King's Academy has gone 8-2 against Somerset Academy - Canyons recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the King's Academy Lions challenge the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

King's Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed by Cardinal Newman to the tune of 72-19. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Meanwhile, Somerset Academy - Canyons humbled American Heritage with a 73-37 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Stallions are ranked 345th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

King's Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.

King's Academy came up short against Somerset Academy - Canyons when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 63-55. Can King's Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.