Even though the Parrish Community Bulls scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, the Braden River Pirates still came out on top. The stars were shining brightly for Braden River in a 73-55 victory over Parrish Community. Given Braden River's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Parrish Community is ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braden River's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marcus Schade, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Schade has scored at least 25% of Braden River's points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Heaven, who scored 14 points along with six steals and five assists.
Despite the loss, Parrish Community had strong showings from Malakai Cuffy, who scored 14 points, and Dylan Higgins, who scored 20 points. The matchup was Cuffy's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Braden River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Parrish Community, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Braden River and Waggener will round out the year against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at. One thing working in Waggener's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Parrish Community, they will face off against Venice at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Venice is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.2 points per game.
