The King's Academy Lions will head out to face off against the Grandview Prep Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
King's Academy took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Keswick Christian with a sharp 71-45 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Crusaders are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grandview Prep). They took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 103-32 victory over Atlantic. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Pride with their most commanding win of the season.
King's Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Grandview Prep, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Everything went King's Academy's way against Grandview Prep in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, as King's Academy made off with a 61-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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