The First Academy Royals were the 65-26 winner over The Villages Charter Buffalo when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The First Academy fell 54-46 to The Villages Charter on Wednesday. The First Academy found out winning isn't easy when you make five fewer threes than your opponent.
The First Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bianca Hall, who scored 22 points along with 5 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Raziah Henderson, who scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds.
Leading The Villages Charter to victory were Amiyah Flowers and Zion McRae. Flowers scored 13 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals, while McRae scored 13 points along with 8 assists and 3 steals. Evah Watterson was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 6 rebounds.
The First Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for The Villages Charter, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
The First Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against The Villages Charter at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully The Villages Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday. As for they, they will head out on the road to face off against The First Academy at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully The First Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday.
