The Poinciana Eagles will face off against the Foundation Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Poinciana needed a bit of extra time to put away Bayside. They slipped by the Bears 54-53. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Poinciana can attribute much of their success to Jordan Sykes, who posted 19 points, and Adriel Marin, who put up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Shora Kasa, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foundation Academy). They snuck past Evangelical Christian with a 67-61 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Foundation Academy's win came from a few key players Poinciana will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaleb Raymond, who shot 60% from the field en route to 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Farnworth, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 12 points.
Foundation Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Foundation Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Poinciana, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Poinciana came up short against Foundation Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-64. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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