Two dominant guards in Nickolas Bearden and Talon Brooks are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shorecrest Prep Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Osceola Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Shorecrest Prep saw some tournament action on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 59-42 to Calvary Christian. 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 263rd, while the Warriors are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Osceola came up short against Clearwater Central Catholic on Tuesday and fell 51-40. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Shorecrest Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Osceola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
Shorecrest Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Osceola when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 57-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shorecrest Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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