It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Universal Academy Falcons face off against the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Universal Academy's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Friday, Universal Academy ended up a good deal behind Cristo Rey Tampa and lost 38-21.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 88-2, which was the final score in Santa Fe Catholic's tilt against Lake Howell on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Silverhawks are ranked 110th).
Emma Dollar was Santa Fe Catholic's leading scorer, having posted two points. Venice Sumner held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Universal Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Santa Fe Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Universal Academy took a serious blow against Santa Fe Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 54-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Fe Catholic's Sofia Hernandez, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 steals. Now that Universal Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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