Two dominant guards in Bianca Hall and Morgan Cremen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The First Academy Royals and the Beachside Barracudas will round out the year against one another at at 3:35 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The First Academy easily dispatched Varsity Opponent on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The First Academy fell just short of Providence Christian Academy by a score of 35-33 on Saturday. The Royals' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Beachside unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. Their2024 ended with a 57-41 defeat against Southeastern Prep Academy. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Barracudas came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Falcons are ranked 265th).
The First Academy will need focus on slowing down Cremen, one of several Beachside players who made an impact when they last played. She went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points along with five assists and three steals. Cremen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anni Ament, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Beachside's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for The First Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
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