Two dominant guards in Immanuel Kelly and Akeim Young are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sumner Stingrays will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Plant City Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Sumner has given up an average of 58.2 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Sumner came up short against Newsome and fell 63-51. The contest marked the Stingrays' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bennard Anson, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 15 points and four steals. Miles Moore was another key player, shooting 60% from the field on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plant City). They managed a 64-59 win over Spoto on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won nine in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Sumner and nudges their season record down to 4-4. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Plant City, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Sumner beat Plant City 74-63 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will the Stingrays repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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