The Strawberry Crest Chargers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Bell Creek Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Strawberry Crest is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Strawberry Crest is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Newsome on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Strawberry Crest came up short against Newsome, falling 57-36. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Wolves are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy entered their game against Victory Christian Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bell Creek Academy fell 66-55 to Victory Christian Academy. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Strawberry Crest will have to contain Lyrique Sartin as he made an impact in Bell Creek Academy's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Sartin's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Armani Morris, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.
Strawberry Crest now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Bell Creek Academy, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-7.
Strawberry Crest took a serious blow against Bell Creek Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 72-21. Can Strawberry Crest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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