The First Academy Royals will challenge the Seabreeze Sandcrabs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
The First Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took an 87-68 bruising from IMG Academy Blue on Tuesday. The loss was the Royals' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, The First Academy got top-tier performance from Demetrice McCray, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Simmons, who posted 11 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Seabreeze beat Menendez 56-47 on Thursday.
Seabreeze has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for The First Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The First Academy took their win against Seabreeze in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 68-46. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Seabreeze's John Dunlap, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for The First Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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