Everglades City is 1-9 against Marco Island Academy since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The pair will face off at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Everglades City beat Naples Classical 63-59. 63 seems to be a good number for Everglades City as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Marco Island Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell 81-73 to Seacrest Country Day. Marco Island Academy has struggled against Seacrest Country Day recently, as their matchup on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Marco Island Academy saw an underclassman step up: Nick Sadler scored 25 points along with six steals. Sadler set a new season high mark in steals with six. Another player making a difference was Grayson Jones, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Marco Island Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Everglades City's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Marco Island Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everglades City came up short against Marco Island Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 74-61. Will Everglades City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
