Basketball Recap: New Smyrna Beach Beats Spruce Creek for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Barracudas

Previous Games

01/30/25 vs Spruce Creek	56-51
01/28/25 vs Mainland	70-13
01/27/25 vs Atlantic	82-9
01/23/25 @ Father Lopez	75-16
01/21/25 vs Seminole	65-54
+ 3 more games

New Smyrna Beach hadn't done well against Spruce Creek recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas snuck past the Spruce Creek Hawks with a 56-51 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Barracudas sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Leading New Smyrna Beach to victory were Olivia Olson and Iniya Reddicks. Olson went 7 of 14 en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Reddicks dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Reddicks a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Riley France, who posted nine points and six boards.

New Smyrna Beach is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Spruce Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season.

New Smyrna Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spruce Creek, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Calvary Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.