Sumner was the 66-48 winner over Blake when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Sumner Stingrays took a blow against the Blake Yellow Jackets on Friday, falling 86-47. While losing is never fun, the Stingrays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 27th).
It was another big night for Joe Philon, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards for Blake. The matchup was Philon's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marion Ward, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points.
Sumner has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Blake, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Sumner won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Southeast at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sumner is facing Southeast at the right time seeing as Southeast is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Blake, they and Windermere Prep will face off at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Blake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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