Photos: No. 5 Link Academy pushes past No. 24 Wasatch Academy in Heartland Hoops Classic

Lions ride defensive effort to a bounce-back Power 25 win after taking their first loss Friday to Sunrise Christian Academy.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Link Academy, No. 5 in the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25, beat No. 24 Wasatch Academy 59-48 in the Heartland Hoops Classic in Nebraska Saturday night.

The Lions (27-1) deployed a balanced offensive output and a strong defensive performance to bounce back from a Friday night loss to No. 1 Sunrise Christian Academy. Arkansas-bound Jordan Walsh, a McDonald's All-American, was Link's only double figures scorer with 10.

READ: Link Academy set out to be the ‘IMG of the midwest.’ Is the upstart national prep basketball power ahead of schedule?

Ohio State commit Roddy Gayle finished with a game-high 15 points and Keba Keita added 10 for Wasatch Academy.

Here is a photo gallery from the game:

(All photos by Samuel Mfinanga)

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(All photos by Samuel Mfinanga)