Basketball Recap: Bell Creek Academy Beats IMG Academy Black for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Bell Creek Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They secured a 79-74 W over the IMG Academy Black Ascenders. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Ascenders are ranked 414th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lyrique Sartin

Points

01/21/25 @ IMG Academy Black	31
01/17/25 vs Lake Wales	27
01/16/25 @ McKeel Academy	28
01/09/25 vs Strawberry Crest	17
01/07/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	19

Bell Creek Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lyrique Sartin out in front who went 10 of 19 en route to 31 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists. Sartin's evening made it 18 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Payne, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.

Bell Creek Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.

Bell Creek Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for IMG Academy Black, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Bell Creek Academy has already played their next game (against Hawthorne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. IMG Academy Black has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Varsity Opponent.