Having just played yesterday, the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders will head out on the road to face off against the ABF Academy Cowboys at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, everything went IMG Academy Blue's way against Winter Haven as IMG Academy Blue made off with a 79-57 victory. The Ascenders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, ABF Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 88-74 to Montverde Academy Gold. The Cowboys were down 71-51 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
IMG Academy Blue will have to keep a close watch on Eric Dibami and Miguel Ruiz, a pair of players who had a big impact on ABF Academy's prior game. Dibami posted 25 points, while Ruiz earned 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Paez, who put up ten points.
The win made it two in a row for IMG Academy Blue and bumps their season record up to 5-4. As for ABF Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for IMG Academy Blue against ABF Academy in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 93-65 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for IMG Academy Blue since the squad 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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