Having just played yesterday, the Hillcrest Patriots will jump right back in to play the Palm Bay Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillcrest is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Long Island Lutheran just ended the team's 28-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Crusaders, falling 66-40. The loss put an end to the Patriots' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay entered their tilt with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy last Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 53-44. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Tigers are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jaida Civil and Leila Bryant. Civil had a solid game and dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Meanwhile, Bryant did her best for the losing side, putting up 15 points.
Palm Bay pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 28-1.
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