With a playoff win on the line, Southridge rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 54-50 victory over the Coral Park Rams. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans, who have now won four contests in a row.
Deandre Hardy
| 02/07/25 vs Coral Park | 10 |
| 12/12/24 @ American | 9 |
| 12/07/24 vs Norland | 9 |
| 01/11/24 vs Norland | 9 |
| 01/09/24 vs Belen Jesuit | 9 |
Southridge had a senior duo take command as Deandre Hardy dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards and O'Cien Valdes went 7-for-16 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Hardy a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mykel Underwood, who posted seven points.
When it comes to explaining why Coral Park lost, don't look at Noah Lara. Despite the final result, he went 10-for-13 to rack up 23 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Lara, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
Southridge's record is now 17-7. As for Coral Park, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Southridge has already played their next game, an 80-72 defeat against Coral Springs on the 12th. Coral Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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