Tampa Prep has won 15 straight games at home, while Carrollwood Day has won 15 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Tampa Prep Terrapins will welcome the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tampa Prep is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Tampa Catholic just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 70-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (63), the Terrapins still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from J'London Bivens, who went 10 for 14 en route to 27 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Those 27 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Fuller, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 23 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day hadn't done well against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Carrollwood Day came out on top against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate by a score of 58-50.
Carrollwood Day has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Tampa Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-2.
Tampa Prep came up short against Carrollwood Day in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 64-57. Will Tampa Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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