It was a good run, but the Parrish Community Bulls unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 83-61 defeat to Sarasota might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the defeat, Parrish Community saw an underclassman step up: Jayna Bowen scored 20 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bowen has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sarah Decker, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Kennedy McClain continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sarasota, going 7 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 5 assists. Sofi Miller was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Parrish Community's defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for Sarasota, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Parrish Community will head out on the road to challenge North Port at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Port will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Parrish Community is ranked 90th). As for Sarasota, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Port Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Port Charlotte is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
