A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers take on the Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bell Creek Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clearwater Central Catholic, sneaking past 67-64. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Lyrique Sartin was his usual excellent self, going 9-for-18 en route to 30 points and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bell Creek Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Payne, who posted ten points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Patriots 65-47. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Patriots are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bell Creek Academy's record now sits at 17-10. As for First Baptist Academy, their record now sits at 26-2.
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