After flying high against Mater Brickell Academy last Wednesday, Immaculata-La Salle came back down to earth. The Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions had to suffer through a 95-64 loss at the hands of the Divine Savior Academy Sharks. While losing is never fun, the Royal Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Sharks are ranked 31st).
Divine Savior Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joost West, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and five blocks. Those five blocks gave West a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of David Watson, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points.
Immaculata-La Salle has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Divine Savior Academy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Immaculata-La Salle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-53 loss against Archbishop Carroll on the 14th. As for Divine Savior Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-46 victory against Mater Academy Charter on the 14th.
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