It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Boca Ciega can now relate to. They took a blow against the Gibbs Gladiators on Friday, falling 69-39. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Gladiators are ranked 11th).
Boca Ciega's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anthony Brown, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Jelani Nix Jr was another key player, putting up eight points and ten rebounds.
It was another big night for Jacob Daniels, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 23 points along with seven boards and four steals for Gibbs. The matchup was Daniels' third in a row with at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oneal Delancy, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points.
Boca Ciega's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Gibbs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Boca Ciega will face off against Dunedin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dunedin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season. As for Gibbs, they will take on Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Island Coast sitting on five straight wins and Gibbs on 16.
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