New Smyrna Beach won the last time they faced Pine Ridge and things went their way on Saturday too. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas escaped with a win against the Pine Ridge Panthers by the margin of a single free throw, 72-71.
New Smyrna Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mikey Steward, who went 6 of 10 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Owen Mclaughlin, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 15 points.
New Smyrna Beach's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-6. As for Pine Ridge, they moved to 6-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
New Smyrna Beach will look to defend their home court on Monday against DME Academy Gold at 4:30 p.m. New Smyrna Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.9 points per game this season. As for Pine Ridge, they will head out on the road to face off against North Florida Educational Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully North Florida Educational Institute likes a good challenge.
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