The Suncoast Chargers will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Dwyer Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Suncoast easily dispatched Chaminade-Madonna last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Suncoast fell just short of Palm Beach Lakes by a score of 43-40 last Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Dwyer was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 44-39 to Seminole Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Hawks are ranked 66th).
Suncoast will need focus on slowing down Maya Kutsmeda, one of several Dwyer players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 13 points and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Maressa Deitch, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 12 points.
Dwyer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Suncoast, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Suncoast skirted past Dwyer 42-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Suncoast repeat their success, or does Dwyer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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