The Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers won the last time they faced the Foundation Academy Lions , and things went their way on Friday too. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy walked away with a 65-54 victory over Foundation Academy. Given Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Foundation Academy is ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Reynolds out in front who scored 25 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Reynolds has scored at least 25% of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Flowers, who scored 18 points along with 3 steals.
Despite the defeat, Foundation Academy saw an underclassman step up: Gavin Badua scored 15 points. Riley Michels was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
The win makes it two in a row for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Foundation Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Viera at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Foundation Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Monday.
