Southland Christian came into Tuesday's game looking for another win against Hope Academy, but Dwayne Foreman III wouldn't allow it. The Hope Academy Trojan Tigers walked away with an 85-78 win over the Southland Christian FLAMES on Tuesday thanks in part to Foreman III, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 34 points and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Hope Academy's points.
| 01/07/25 vs Southland Christian | 3 |
| 01/04/25 vs North Florida Educational Institute | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Lake Minneola | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs South Sumter | 10 |
| 12/20/24 vs Eustis | 5 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Griggs, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 26 games he's played dating back to last season.
Southland Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sebastian Rivera, who went 12 of 25 on his way to 30 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, and Jomar Collazo, who went 13 of 24 on his way to 31 points. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Ismael Perez, who posted four points in addition to nine boards and three steals.
Hope Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Southland Christian, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 17-2.
The future could be bright for both Hope Academy and Southland Christian: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Hope Academy will try to hand Four Corners their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Southland Christian will try to hand Bilingual Christian Academy & Tech their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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