King's Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 53-48 to the Park Vista Cobras, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Cobras are ranked 103rd).
Despite the loss, King's Academy still got an impressive performance from Javian Jones, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. That was a full 43.8% of King's Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah McCoy, who had six points in addition to ten boards and three blocks.
Lions
| 01/07/25 vs Park Vista | 48-53 |
| 01/04/25 vs Grandview Prep | 48-53 |
| 01/03/25 @ Saint Andrew's | 47-57 |
Jones wasn't the only one working in the assists department: King's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Park Vista's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Solomon Leinbock, who put up ten points. Another player making a difference was Adrian Burke, who posted six points in addition to six boards and five assists.
King's Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4. As for Park Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
King's Academy will host South Plantation at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Park Vista, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 81-50 win against Olympic Heights on the 8th.
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