On Saturday, the Spanish River Sharks were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 40-34 to the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas.
When it comes to explaining why Spanish River lost, don't look at Devan Degiuseppe. Despite the final result, he posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Edens Dortelus, who scored five points and five boards.
Owen Mclaughlin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Smyrna Beach, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. The match was Mclaughlin's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jd Fieser, who had seven points and seven boards.
Spanish River dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for New Smyrna Beach, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-6.
Spanish River has already played their next contest, a 0-0 victory against Somerset Prep on the 28th. As for New Smyrna Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-42 loss against Spruce Creek on the 27th.
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