King's Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles 68-65. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 78-69 defeat the last time these two teams met.
| 01/14/25 @ St. John Paul II Academy | 20 |
| 01/10/25 vs South Plantation | 20 |
| 01/07/25 vs Park Vista | 21 |
| 01/04/25 vs Grandview Prep | 24 |
| 01/03/25 @ Saint Andrew's | 18 |
King's Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Javian Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Jones' evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Matt Mcpherson, who posted 18 points and eight rebounds.
St. John Paul II Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sebastian Mesa, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 16 points and six steals. Mesa has become a key player for St. John Paul II Academy: the team is 9-4 when he posts at least five steals, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dior Johnson, who went 9 for 19 en route to 20 points.
King's Academy moved to 9-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
King's Academy has already played their next game (against Palm Beach Lakes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. John Paul II Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Palm Beach Gardens.
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