The Rock Lions entered their tilt with the Vine Christian Academy Kings with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. The Rock came out on top against Vine Christian Academy by a score of 74-67 on Thursday. Given The Rock's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Vine Christian Academy is ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Vine Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Keniel Velez, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 46.3% of Vine Christian Academy's points, marking the 14th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ektor Vazquez, who scored four points along with four steals.
The Rock has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Vine Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
The Rock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Vine Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Southland Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 12th.
