After a string of five wins dating back to last season, Geneva's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Crooms Academy Panthers by a score of 68-65. That makes it the first time this season the Knights have let down their home crowd.
Crooms Academy found their leader in sophomore Kenai Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Anderson continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Julian Gill was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Geneva fell to 4-1. As for Crooms Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Geneva will face off against Winter Springs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Winter Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Geneva likes a good challenge. As for Crooms Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Crooms Academy Panthers challenge the Taylor Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Crooms Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
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