Academy at the Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 54-41 to the IMG Academy Ascenders. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Ascenders are ranked 143rd).
Academy at the Lakes lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Owen Barker, who went 6 for 14 en route to 18 points. Gavyn Widman was another key player, earning 13 points.
Academy at the Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for IMG Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Academy at the Lakes Wildcats take on the Lakeside Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. IMG Academy has already played their next contest (against Academy at the Lakes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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