If Sparta Academy was feeling good fresh off their 60-36 takedown of Jackson Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sparta Academy Warriors took a 44-30 bruising from the Fort Dale Academy Eagles on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
| 01/30/25 vs Fort Dale Academy | 14 |
| 01/28/25 vs Jackson Academy | 9 |
| 01/27/25 vs Snook Christian Academy | 10 |
| 01/16/25 @ Escambia Academy | 10 |
| 01/14/25 @ Jackson Academy | 6 |
Despite the loss, Sparta Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Koltin Barlow dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Barlow is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game.
Even though they lost, Sparta Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Sparta Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Fort Dale Academy, they moved to 4-8 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Sparta Academy and Snook Christian Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Snook Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Fort Dale Academy has already played their next contest (against Valiant Cross Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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