The Gulliver Prep Raiders lost against the Ransom Everglades Raiders back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Gulliver Prep was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Ransom Everglades.
Despite the loss, Gulliver Prep saw an underclassman step up: Mikayla Brown scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Brown scored a full 41% of Gulliver Prep's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Allison Podvin was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Gulliver Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Ransom Everglades, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-8.
Gulliver Prep will be playing at home against Mater Academy Charter at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Mater Academy Charter will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Gulliver Prep is ranked 151st). Ransom Everglades won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Key West at 4:00 p.m. on January 12th. Key West is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
