Basketball Game Preview: Palm Harbor University Hurricanes vs. Sumner Stingrays

The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes will take on the Sumner Stingrays at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Palm Harbor University sitting on five straight victories and Sumner on four.

Palm Harbor University is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 51-43 win over Riverview. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Sharks are ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sumner beat Plant 57-53 on Thursday.

Palm Harbor University's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Sumner, their win bumped their record up to 16-9.

Palm Harbor University was able to grind out a solid victory over Sumner when the teams last played back in January, winning 51-43. Does Palm Harbor University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.