The Bartow Yellow Jackets will head out to challenge the McKeel Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bartow is looking for their season's first victory.
Bartow is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Victory Christian Academy on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bartow took a blow against Victory Christian Academy, falling 57-17. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Storm are ranked 119th).
Despite the defeat, Bartow saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Miniale Algarin posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McKeel Academy). They walked away with a 59-52 win over Lakeland Christian on Tuesday.
McKeel Academy's win came from a few key players Bartow will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Malayna Sheffield, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 22 rebounds. Sheffield is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ava Anderson, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 21 points and six rebounds.
McKeel Academy's record now sits at 2-4. As for Bartow, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Bartow suffered a grim 50-26 defeat to McKeel Academy in their previous meeting back in January. Can Bartow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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