The Imagine School at North Port Sharks will square off against the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-35, which was the final score in Imagine School at North Port's tilt against Booker on Thursday. The game marked the Sharks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 29-29 at halftime, Seacrest Country Day was not quite Neumann's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Celtics.
Imagine School at North Port will need focus on slowing down Ethan Bates, one of several Seacrest Country Day players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Bates' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fedor Vuksanovic, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks.
Seacrest Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Imagine School at North Port, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went Imagine School at North Port's way against Seacrest Country Day in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Imagine School at North Port made off with a 73-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imagine School at North Port since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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