The DME Academy Blue - are taking a road trip to face off against The Rock Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
DME Academy Blue is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game back in December of 2024. They took a blow against New Smyrna Beach, falling 98-65. While losing is never fun, the - can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Barracudas are ranked 151st).
BASSIROU SYLLA
| 12/20/24 @ New Smyrna Beach | 11 |
| 11/15/24 vs Tournament Opponent | 10 |
| 12/19/24 vs Southland Christian | 9 |
| 11/12/24 vs Deltona | 8 |
| 11/03/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 7 |
Despite the defeat, DME Academy Blue got top-tier performance from BASSIROU SYLLA, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave SYLLA a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Oppon, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, The Rock was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 57-56 to Auburndale. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (55), the Lions still had to take the loss.
DME Academy Blue's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for The Rock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
DME Academy Blue might still be hurting after the 71-50 defeat they got from The Rock in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can DME Academy Blue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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