Basketball Preview: Manatee Hurricanes vs. Sarasota Sailors
Manatee is 1-9 against Sarasota since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Manatee Hurricanes are taking a road trip to square off against the Sarasota Sailors at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Manatee managed to keep up with DeSoto County until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Manatee was dealt a 61-34 loss at the hands of DeSoto County. The game marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sarasota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 47-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Venice.
Manatee is also on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3. As for Sarasota, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Manatee came up short against Sarasota in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, falling 52-46. Thankfully for Manatee, Madison Macdonald (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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