The Southwest Florida Christian King will square off against the Everglades City Gators on Tuesday. Southwest Florida Christian is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Southwest Florida Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Seacrest Country Day on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southwest Florida Christian had to suffer through a 89-19 loss at the hands of Seacrest Country Day. While losing is never fun, the King's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Stingrays are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Everglades City unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 35-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marco Island Academy. While the Gators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rays 9-3 in the first quarter.
Southwest Florida Christian will need focus on slowing down Olivia Demere, one of several Everglades City players who made an impact when they last played. She posted nine points and five steals. Demere is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayde Freeman, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Everglades City's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Southwest Florida Christian suffered a grim 58-37 defeat to Everglades City in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. Can Southwest Florida Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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