The IMG Academy Gray Ascenders came up short against the Clearwater Tornadoes on Saturday, falling 68-48. 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 659th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 199th).
Leading Clearwater to victory were Kris Foote and Zain Watson. Foote went 10 for 18 on his way to 27 points and five rebounds, while Watson almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine steals. With that strong performance, Foote is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Keshawn Andrews was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for IMG Academy Gray and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Clearwater, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
IMG Academy Gray has already played their next game (against Lakewood Ranch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Clearwater didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-38 loss against East Lake on the 9th.
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