Basketball Recap: The First Academy Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

The First Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, but still couldn't quite topple them. The First Academy Royals were the clear victor by a 75-52 margin over the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Royals considering their 29-point performance the contest before.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The First Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Corey Capps, who went 6 for 8 en route to 17 points. Cooper Clinger was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 18 points.

Royals

Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy	75-52
01/03/25 vs King's Ridge Christian	78-74
12/21/24 vs Hampton	76-45
12/19/24 vs Sebastian River	63-51
12/13/24 vs Seabreeze	64-30
+ 2 more games

The First Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.

When The First Academy and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The First Academy will try to stop Tate's four-game winning streak when the meet at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The First Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season. Similarly, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will challenge Master's Academy and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.