The Patel Trailblazers and the Victory Christian Academy Storm will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Patel is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Friday, Patel was beaten by Mitchell 76-23. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Mustangs are ranked 199th).
Xiomari Matthews was Patel's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a hard 46-28 fall against Calvary Christian.
Patel will have to keep a close watch on Bianca Barroso and Elsie Hess, a pair of players who had a big impact on Victory Christian Academy's prior game. Barroso posted seven points in addition to 12 boards and four steals, while Hess had five points. Barroso has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played.
Victory Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Patel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Patel strolled past Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 55-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Patel since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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