Basketball Recap: Parrish Community Now 8-2 over Last Ten Games

Bulls

Previous 3 Games

01/14/25 @ Braden River	52-46
01/10/25 vs DeSoto County	70-32
01/07/25 vs Manatee	58-54

Parrish Community had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past the Braden River Pirates with a 52-46 victory. This was a revenge game for the Bulls: when they faced off against the Pirates back in December of 2024, they had to take a 49-38 defeat.

Braden River lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lawaiian Long, who posted 23 points. The dominant performance gave Long a new career-high in points. Jaron Fields was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.

Parrish Community has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Braden River, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.

The future could be bright for both Parrish Community and Braden River: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Parrish Community will try to hand Lakewood Ranch their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Braden River will try to hand Bayshore their third-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.