Forest Lake Academy and International Community are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Forest Lake Academy Panthers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the International Community Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Forest Lake Academy and three for International Community.
Forest Lake Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Trinity Prep on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Forest Lake Academy lost 64-41 to Trinity Prep. The Panthers were down 54-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, International Community came up short against Lake Mary Prep on Tuesday and fell 61-52.
Forest Lake Academy will have to contain Slade Woodruff as he made an impact in International Community's last game. He went 6 of 10 en route to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Woodruff a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jamarie Lyce, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
International Community's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Forest Lake Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Forest Lake Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against International Community in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 51-49. Does Forest Lake Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will International Community turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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