The Oasis Sharks will face off against the Cape Coral Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Oasis is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were outmatched by First Baptist Academy and fell 58-23. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Lions are ranked 26th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tessa Bexfield, who posted 11 points and six boards. That was a full 47.8% of Oasis' points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Stambaugh, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Cape Coral hadn't done well against Fort Myers recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Cape Coral came out on top against Fort Myers by a score of 42-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Seahawks.
Cape Coral has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Oasis, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Oasis didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cape Coral in their previous meeting on January 2nd, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Does Oasis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cape Coral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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