Basketball Preview: Sebastian River Sharks vs. Vero Beach Indians
Sebastian River hasn't had much luck against Vero Beach recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sebastian River Sharks will take on the Vero Beach Indians at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Sebastian River focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
Sebastian River is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Viera: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sebastian River blew Viera out of the water with a 54-24 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sharks.
Sebastian River found their leader in sophomore E'Mani Pryor, who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Davione Stinson, who scored 12 points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, Vero Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 67-47 to Lincoln Park Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Indians have suffered against the Greyhounds since January 14, 2019.
Sebastian River pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.6 points per game. As for Vero Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Sebastian River was dealt a bruising 58-17 loss at the hands of Vero Beach in their previous meeting back in December of 2020. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sebastian River was down 29-9.
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