The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will square off against the Gainesville Hurricanes on Friday. New Smyrna Beach knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully Gainesville likes a good challenge.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 56-47 victory over Clearwater. Given the Barracudas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gainesville entered their tilt with Northeast on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over Northeast.
Gainesville's win came from a few key players New Smyrna Beach will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jamison Cardwell, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Her big performance that afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Terry, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
New Smyrna Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. Gainesville's record is now 17-8.
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