The Discovery Spartans will be taking part in a tournament against the Olympia Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Discovery was fully in charge, breezing past Kathleen 72-40. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 30 points or more this season.
Discovery's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jeremy Nixon, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 18 points. Jordan Gunter was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Olympia won against Lake Brantley on Tuesday with 72 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Olympia breezed by West Orange to the tune of 72-27. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Warriors are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Discovery is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.3 points. As for Olympia, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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