The matchup between the Booker Tornadoes and the Imagine School at North Port Sharks on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Booker took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Imagine School at North Port. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Booker lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jovan Palavra. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points. Palavra scored a full 39.1% of Booker's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was J.P Lattimore, who scored 13 points.
Imagine School at North Port's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jj Hall, who scored 17 points along with 4 steals. The game was Hall's third in a row with at least ten points. Angelo Blas was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with 6 assists and 5 steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Booker and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Imagine School at North Port, their win bumped their record up to 1-2.
Booker won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Bradenton Christian at 7:30 p.m. on December 1st. Bradenton Christian presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Booker in Florida (Bradenton Christian is ranked 19th, while Booker is ranked 507th). As for Imagine School at North Port, they will be playing in front of their home fans against LaBelle at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. LaBelle comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
