Basketball Game Preview: Seacrest Country Day Stingrays vs. Imagine School at North Port Sharks

The Seacrest Country Day Stingrays just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Imagine School at North Port Sharks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Seacrest Country Day knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Imagine School at North Port likes a good challenge.

Seacrest Country Day is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Neumann on Friday. Seacrest Country Day fell to Neumann 62-57.

Despite their loss, Seacrest Country Day saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ethan Bates, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Bates' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fedor Vuksanovic, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-35, which was the final score in Imagine School at North Port's tilt against Booker on Thursday. The contest marked the Sharks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Seacrest Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Imagine School at North Port, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Seacrest Country Day might still be hurting after the 73-48 defeat they got from Imagine School at North Port in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Seacrest Country Day, Angelo Blas (who went 10 of 17 on his way to 25 points along with seven rebounds and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.