Basketball Recap: Seacrest Country Day Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Stingrays

Previous 3 Games

12/28/24 @ Sarasota Christian	47-38
12/27/24 vs Seven Rivers Christian	53-29
12/20/24 @ Lely	63-62

Seacrest Country Day waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Sarasota Christian Blazers by a score of 47-38. For the Stingrays, this counts as revenge for the 47-42 victory the Blazers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2021.

Seacrest Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Fedor Vuksanovic led the charge by going 6 for 10 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bates, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Sarasota Christian lost, don't look at Ben Milliken. Despite the final result, he put up 18 points in addition to six boards and three steals. That was a full 47.4% of Sarasota Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Justin Brock, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.

Seacrest Country Day has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Sarasota Christian, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seacrest Country Day will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against The Village School of Naples at 5:00 p.m. on January 14, 2025. Seacrest Country Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Sarasota Christian, they will head out to face off against Babcock at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sarasota Christian is facing Babcock at the right time seeing as Babcock is stuck on a five-game losing streak.