West Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Foundation Academy Lions and fell 90-59. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Lions are ranked 175th).
Leading Foundation Academy to victory were Alex Nichols and Riley Michels. Nichols dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards, while Michels went 7 for 13 on his way to 21 points and seven blocks. The match was Nichols' 13th in a row with at least ten points. Josh Mercado was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
West Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Foundation Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. West Orange will take on Dr. Phillips on Monday. As for Foundation Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Poinciana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Foundation Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.8 points per game this season.
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