Basketball Game Preview: Stringer Red Devils vs. Sylva Bay Academy Saints + How To Watch

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Stringer and Sylva Bay Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Red Devils just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Saints at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Stringer has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Sylva Bay Academy will arrive with seven straight victories.

On Thursday, Stringer came up short against Puckett and fell 58-50.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sylva Bay Academy). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 63-31 win over Woodlawn Prep. With the Saints ahead 37-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Stringer better keep an eye on Cash Pickel. He was instrumental in Sylva Bay Academy's win, almost dropping a double-double with 25 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pickel has scored at least a third of the Saints' points. Kaden Pugh was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Sylva Bay Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Sylva Bay Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Stringer, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Stringer ended up a good deal behind Sylva Bay Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 54-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pickel, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Now that the Red Devils know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.