Armwood is 2-8 against Bloomingdale since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Armwood Hawks will square off against the Bloomingdale Bulls. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Armwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 55-17 win over Tampa Bay Tech. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Titans are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaliyah Bandy was her usual excellent self, putting up 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zhyaire Robinson, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Bloomingdale won against Steinbrenner on Friday with 69 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Bloomingdale blew past Gaither 69-14. Winning may never get old, but the Bulls sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Bloomingdale found their leader in sophomore Jayla Griffin, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kalese Salter, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and five steals.
Armwood's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.9 points per game. As for Bloomingdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Armwood took a serious blow against Bloomingdale in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 58-16. Can Armwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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