The First Academy has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Foundation Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The First Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 415 points over their last six matches.
The First Academy pushed their score all the way to 61 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were dealt a 90-61 defeat at the hands of Sports Leadership & Management. While losing is never fun, The First Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Spartans are ranked 50th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Lorenzo De jesus and Ramone Seals. Seals had a solid game and scored 11 points. Meanwhile, De jesus was balling out in the loss, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Foundation Academy strolled past the Warriors with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 64-47.
Jacob Osborne was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Michels, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
The First Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11. As for Foundation Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. The First Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.4 points per game. However, it's not like Foundation Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
The First Academy came up short against the Lions when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 69-60. Can The First Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
