Basketball Game Preview: Merritt Island Christian Cougars vs. St. Cloud Bulldogs

The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will challenge the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Cloud took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Merritt Island Christian, who comes in off a win.

St. Cloud will be up against a hot Merritt Island Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Merritt Island Christian took down Cocoa Beach 45-30 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, St. Cloud came up short against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Friday and fell 52-42. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tigers are ranked 28th).

Merritt Island Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for St. Cloud, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.

Merritt Island Christian lost to St. Cloud at home by a decisive 49-34 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Cloud's Arianna Viera, who posted 26 points and seven rebounds. Now that Merritt Island Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.