The Parrish Community Bulls entered their tilt with the Lemon Bay Manta Rays with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Parrish Community walked away with a 55-43 win over Lemon Bay on Monday. The score was all tied up 12-12 at the break, but Parrish Community was the better team in the second half.
Parrish Community's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malakai Cuffy led the charge by scoring 12 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Cuffy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Higgins, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Despite the defeat, Lemon Bay had strong showings from Cooper Benedict, who scored ten points along with six rebounds, and Elias Gambrell, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds. Caleb Whitmore was another key contributor, scoring three points along with two steals.
Parrish Community's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Lemon Bay, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Parrish Community will be playing at home against Lakewood Ranch at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakewood Ranch is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Lemon Bay, they will head out on the road to take on Imagine School at North Port at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Allowing an average of 52.6 points per game, Imagine School at North Port has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this matchup.
