After flying high against Coconut Creek last Wednesday, Deerfield Beach came back down to earth. The Deerfield Beach Bucks lost to the Blanche Ely Tigers on the road by a 57-40 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Tigers are ranked 59th).
Deerfield Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Blanche Ely, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deerfield Beach has already played their next match (against Miramar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Blanche Ely Tigers challenge the Dillard Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Blanche Ely's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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