Aucilla Christian hasn't had much luck against Branford recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Aucilla Christian Warriors will head out to face off against the Branford Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Aucilla Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
Aucilla Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by St. John Lutheran to the tune of 77-44 two weeks ago. The Warriors pushed the score to 64-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Ethan Bass, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 26 points in addition to six steals and five assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Aucilla Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Mills, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Branford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 60-55 to Union County. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Fightin' Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for Aucilla Christian and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Branford, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Aucilla Christian came up short against Branford when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 62-50. Can Aucilla Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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