The Winter Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Bishop Snyder Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Winter Haven has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Bishop Snyder will arrive with three straight wins.
Winter Haven is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Auburndale on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Winter Haven lost 69-47 to Auburndale. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 125th).
Winter Haven might have lost, but man, Troy Boswell Jr was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hall, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Bishop Snyder posted their biggest victory since December 10, 2024 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Orange Park as Bishop Snyder made off with a 60-38 win.
Bishop Snyder's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-11. As for Winter Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
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