If Crooms Academy was feeling good fresh off their 67-46 takedown of Orlando Science last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crooms Academy Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 58-57 to the Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Crusaders. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Crooms Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kenai Anderson dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Anderson's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Gill, who went 9 of 22 on his way to 20 points and seven boards.
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Even though they lost, Crooms Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Crooms Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Holy Cross Lutheran Academy, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Crooms Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-47 loss against Mount Dora on the 30th. Holy Cross Lutheran Academy has also already played their next contest, a 72-50 defeat against Orangewood Christian on the 30th.
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