The Specially Fit Academy Rams suffered their closest loss yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Life Christian Academy by a score of 59-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Specially Fit Academy came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Life Christian Academy is ranked 643rd).
Life Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dan Morales led the charge by scoring 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Dinzey, who scored 15 points.
Specially Fit Academy are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-12. As for Life Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-14.
Specially Fit Academy will head out on the road to take on Bell Creek Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Life Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oasis Christian at 4:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Oasis Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Tuesday.