The Cross Stingrays will square off against the Bridges Prep Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cross will be strutting in after a win while Bridges Prep will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Cross didn't have too much trouble with Andrew Jackson Academy as they won 50-35. The Stingrays pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
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Cross' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Hollings, who posted 11 points along with seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Hollings a new career-high in blocks (two). Ryan Mayers was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Meanwhile, Bridges Prep ended up a good deal behind Whale Branch on Tuesday and lost 55-39. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cross will have to keep a close watch on Addie Taylor and Raelynn Reeves, a pair of players who had a big impact on Bridges Prep's prior game. Taylor dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards, while Reeves had eight points. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played.
Cross pushed their record up to 8-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Bridges Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cross has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bridges Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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