IMG Academy Silver played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Southland Christian FLAMES and fell 87-31. While losing is never fun, the Ascenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the FLAMES are ranked 104th).
Carlos Escalera Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southland Christian, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Escalera Jr. is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Javon Chavez, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 16 points.
IMG Academy Silver dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Southland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
IMG Academy Silver has already played their next contest (against Lake Wales), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southland Christian will welcome DME Academy Gold at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southland Christian is facing DME Academy Gold at the right time seeing as DME Academy Gold is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
