The Vanguard Knights and the Eustis Panthers will face off at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Vanguard is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Marion just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since January 11th.
Meanwhile, Eustis didn't have quite enough to beat Williston on Friday and fell 53-50. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Defeat or not, Eustis got some senior leadership from Cornelius Hines and Lomar Sparrow. Hines dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards, while Sparrow almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hines has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Key, who posted eight points and three steals.
Vanguard's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Eustis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season.
Vanguard came up short against Eustis when the teams last played back in January of 2021, falling 67-54. Thankfully for Vanguard, Kyle Belgrave (who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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