The Zephyrhills Christian Academy Warriors will head out to challenge the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Zephyrhills Christian Academy has three straight victories, IMG Academy Silver has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy will bounce into Friday's game after beating South Sumter, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Everything went Zephyrhills Christian Academy's way against South Sumter on Monday as Zephyrhills Christian Academy made off with a 70-48 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/13/25 @ South Sumter | 2 |
| 01/11/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Carrollwood Day | 2 |
Zephyrhills Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sansao Wika, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds. Wika has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Garciano N'Tonha was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Silver scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Carrollwood Day, falling 72-47. While losing is never fun, the Ascenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 614th, while the Patriots are ranked 255th).
Zephyrhills Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for IMG Academy Silver, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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