Even though the ABF Academy Cowboys scored an imposing 69 points on Tuesday, the 212 Sports Academy The Steam still came out on top. 212 Sports Academy walked away with a 80-69 victory over ABF Academy. Given 212 Sports Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while ABF Academy is ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading 212 Sports Academy to victory were Jovan Jovanovic and Lucas Garcia. Jovanovic scored 19 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals, while Garcia dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Yuta Usui was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
212 Sports Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for ABF Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
212 Sports Academy will look to defend their home court on December 14th against Lakewood Ranch at 7:30 p.m. As for ABF Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Victory Rock Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Victory Rock Prep comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
