The Astronaut War Eagles will take on the Seabreeze Sandcrabs in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Astronaut hasn't scored more than 24 points for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Astronaut is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Melbourne Central Catholic on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Astronaut lost 42-16 to Melbourne Central Catholic. The War Eagles were down 42-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Seabreeze was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 43-38 to Pine Ridge. The Sandcrabs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Seabreeze saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Michelle Ackley posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Ackley a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Amaya Bethea, who had eight points.
Seabreeze's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Astronaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Astronaut was taken down by Seabreeze 49-13 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Astronaut was down 32-8.
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