Basketball Game Preview: Sneads Pirates vs. Graceville Tigers

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01/03/25 - Home	17-58 L
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Sneads is 8-2 against Graceville since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sneads Pirates will square off against the Graceville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Sneads has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 10.

Sneads is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Holmes County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sneads took a blow against Holmes County, falling 93-19. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 28th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Graceville, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Marianna by a score of 39-28 on Monday.

Sneads better keep an eye on Zaria Nedd. She was instrumental in Graceville's win, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 17 boards. Nedd has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aarshunni Curry, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.

Graceville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Sneads' loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Graceville, their record is now 16-3.

Sneads was dealt a bruising 58-17 defeat at the hands of Graceville in their previous meeting on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nedd, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards. Now that Sneads knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.