The IMG Academy Silver Ascenders are taking a road trip to challenge the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, IMG Academy Silver came up short against Parrish Community and fell 44-31. While losing is never fun, the Ascenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Bulls are ranked 236th).
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 72-41 loss at the hands of Island Coast. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Red Knights have suffered since January 2nd.
North Fort Myers' loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for IMG Academy Silver, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13.
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