The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will take on the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Merritt Island Christian took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 58-49 victory over Brevard HEAT.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merritt Island Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Toby Davis, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. Noah Markulin was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
Merritt Island Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Odyssey Charter School on Monday, taking the game 53-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hustlers.
The victory got Merritt Island Christian back to even at 5-5. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Merritt Island Christian was dealt a bruising 62-24 loss at the hands of Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melbourne Central Catholic's Grady Bonenberger, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Now that Merritt Island Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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