Melbourne suffered their closest loss since January 12, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of The First Academy Royals by a score of 59-56. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 74-53 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The First Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Max Simmons, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and four steals. Cory Mcpherson was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 12 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Melbourne's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for The First Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
Melbourne has already played their next matchup (against Brevard Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. The First Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-50 defeat against Viera on the 31st.
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