The Spruce Creek Hawks will take on the DeLand Bulldogs on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 96-55, which was the final score in Spruce Creek's tilt against Mainland on Tuesday. The Hawks have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, DeLand came up short against Winter Springs on Wednesday and fell 61-48. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
DeLand's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Spruce Creek, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9.
Spruce Creek strolled past DeLand in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 82-68. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeLand's Aiden Heflin, who made all 7 shots he took to post 20 points and six rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spruce Creek still be able to contain Heflin? There's only one way to find out.
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