The International Community Comets will square off against the Orangewood Christian Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for International Community and seven for Orangewood Christian.
Last Tuesday, International Community came up short against Lyman and fell 58-51.
Despite the loss, International Community saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Paxton Boaz dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. That was a full 47.1% of International Community's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jamarie Lyce, who had ten points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Orangewood Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 62-56 to Legacy Charter. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Eagles are ranked 208th).
International Community's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Orangewood Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
International Community and Orangewood Christian were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February, but International Community came up empty-handed after a 61-60 defeat. Can International Community avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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