Basketball Preview: Carol City Chiefs vs. Dr. Krop Lightning
The Carol City Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Dr. Krop Lightning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carol City can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Doral Academy on the road and fell 78-48. The defeat continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Firebirds: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Dr. Krop entered their matchup against Hialeah-Miami Lakes on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Dr. Krop was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 34-33 to Hialeah-Miami Lakes. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dr. Krop's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Anigh Gracia, who had 11 points along with seven rebounds, and Christ Victorin, who posted five points plus nine rebounds and six steals. Victorin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Johans Richards, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Dr. Krop smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Carol City was taken down by Dr. Krop 72-43 in their previous meeting back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carol City was down 43-20.
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