Basketball Game Preview: Southridge Spartans vs. Coral Park Rams

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Previous 5 Games

01/08/24 - Home	83-52 W
01/11/23 - Neutral	71-33 W
02/09/22 - Home	62-27 W
01/13/22 - Home	63-31 W
01/19/18 - Home	76-46 W

Southridge has gone 5-0 against Coral Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Southridge Spartans will challenge the Coral Park Rams. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Southridge sitting on three straight wins and Coral Park on four.

Southridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Mater Academy Charter by a score of 55-44. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Lions are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coral Park). They snuck past Homestead with an 82-78 victory on Wednesday.

Southridge better keep an eye on Angel Lara. He was instrumental in Coral Park's win, going 14 for 21 en route to 41 points along with eight boards and seven assists. Lara is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jeremias Jimenez, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.

Coral Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Southridge, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.

Everything came up roses for Southridge against Coral Park in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 83-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.