The Southland Christian FLAMES will square off against the DME Academy Gold - at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 77.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Southland Christian really took it to IMG Academy Silver for the full four quarters, racking up an 87-31 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-7.
Carlos Escalera Jr.
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Carlos Escalera Jr. was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Javon Chavez, who went 5 for 7 en route to 16 points.
Meanwhile, DME Academy Gold was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-45 heartbreaker at the hands of New Smyrna Beach. While the - didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Barracudas 17-9 in the first quarter.
DME Academy Gold's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Southland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Southland Christian strolled past DME Academy Gold when the teams last played on Thursday by a score of 75-61. Will Southland Christian repeat their success, or does DME Academy Gold have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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