The First Academy entered their contest against Viera on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The First Academy Royals fell 58-50 to the Viera Hawks. The Royals were not able to make up for their defeat to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
| 01/31/25 vs Viera | 19 |
| 12/22/23 vs Mount Vernon | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Leesburg Christian Prep | 12 |
| 01/20/25 vs Tate | 10 |
| 01/23/25 @ Foundation Academy | 10 |
Several Royals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Fernando Nieves-Font, who posted 19 points and eight boards. Those 19 points gave Nieves-Font a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Barfield, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.
The First Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-7. As for Viera, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
The First Academy will challenge Circle Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The First Academy is facing Circle Christian at the right time seeing as Circle Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Viera does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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