The Mainland Buccaneers will take on the Winter Springs Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Mainland lost to DeLand on the road by a 52-37 margin. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Winter Springs came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 66-31 victory over the Kowboys. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Kowboys are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mainland better focus on containing Heaven Sims and Jullianna Woodard as the pair were huge in Winter Springs' win. Sims almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards, while Woodard went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That's the most points Woodard has posted since back in November of 2024. Sydney Hanson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Winter Springs is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Mainland, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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