Even though the Lake Mary Rams scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, The First Academy Royals still came out on top. The First Academy walked away with a 69-59 victory over Lake Mary. That's another feather in the cap for The First Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The First Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Those 14 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo De jesus, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The First Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Lake Mary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
The First Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Tampa Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tampa Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 522 points over their last seven matches. Lake Mary will take on South Sumter in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Friday at. South Sumter presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lake Mary in Florida (South Sumter is ranked 96th, while Lake Mary is ranked 229th).
