The First Assembly Christian Academy Eagles entered their tilt with the Hart 2 Hart Academy Warriors with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. First Assembly Christian Academy breezed by Hart 2 Hart Academy at home to the tune of 69-39. Given First Assembly Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while Hart 2 Hart Academy is ranked 529th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ta'Bryant Wooden had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of First Assembly Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Pascuma, who scored 18 points.
Hart 2 Hart Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Daniel Bliffin, who scored 10 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Bliffin is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Jordan Keen was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.
First Assembly Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Hart 2 Hart Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
First Assembly Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against First Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hart 2 Hart Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against St. John Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. Allowing an average of 71 points per game, St. John Lutheran has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this matchup.
