On Tuesday, everything went the Braden River Pirates's way against the IMG Academy White Ascenders as the Braden River Pirates made off with a 69-48 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
| 01/28/25 @ IMG Academy White | 6 |
| 12/18/24 @ Booker | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Southeast | 3 |
| 01/10/25 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy | 3 |
| 01/16/25 @ Bayshore | 3 |
Leading Braden River to victory were Lawaiian Long and Jaron Fields. Long went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Fields went 6 for 9 on his way to 13 points along with seven boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Long a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Anquan Polynice, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points.
Braden River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.
Braden River has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for IMG Academy White, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Braden River won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Braden River's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. As for IMG Academy White, they will host North Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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