The First Academy Royals are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Astronaut War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Astronaut took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on The First Academy, who comes in off a win.
The First Academy will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Windermere Prep, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The First Academy managed a 64-60 win over Windermere Prep on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
The First Academy found their leader in freshman Lamar Byrd, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Corey Capps was another key player, scoring ten points.
Meanwhile, Astronaut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by East River 61-28. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Falcons are ranked 32nd).
Astronaut's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for The First Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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