Pace Academy won the last time they faced BigTyme Prep Academy and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pace Academy Panthers came out on top against the BigTyme Prep Academy Bears by a score of 80-71. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bears are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, BigTyme Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from Zion Ibekwe, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 31 points and eight rebounds. The match was Ibekwe's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dailon Minor, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
Pace Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for BigTyme Prep Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Pace Academy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st. BigTyme Prep Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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