The Boone Braves are taking a road trip to take on the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Boone knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully DeLand likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Boone didn't have too much trouble with Lake Buena Vista as they won 70-52. The Braves pushed the score to 61-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vipers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, DeLand fought the good fight in their overtime game against Flagler Palm Coast last Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. DeLand has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Boone will need focus on slowing down Tauren Nicholson, one of several DeLand players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds. Those 12 points gave Nicholson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Rodriguez, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
DeLand's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Boone, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Boone came up short against DeLand in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, falling 41-36. Can Boone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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