Basketball Recap: The First Academy's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Royals

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Edgewood	51
01/17/25 vs Hagerty	39
12/06/24 @ Mitchell	34
12/13/24 @ Academy of the Holy Names	28
12/27/24 vs Varsity Opponent	25

The First Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the North Tampa Christian Academy Titans with a sharp 53-32 victory. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

The First Academy pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for North Tampa Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

The First Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Leesburg Christian Prep at 5:30 p.m. Leesburg Christian Prep's defense has only allowed 25.1 points per game this season, so The First Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. North Tampa Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.