| 02/01/25 vs Bell Creek Academy | 21 |
| 01/30/25 @ Atlantic | 28 |
| 01/28/25 vs Spruce Creek | 29 |
Mainland had won five straight home games and Kade Manley did his part to make it six on Saturday. The Mainland Buccaneers had just enough and edged the Bell Creek Academy Panthers out 72-69 thanks in part to Manley, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 21 points. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Canyon Powers was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 17 points and seven boards. Those 17 points gave him a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Bell Creek Academy still got an impressive performance from Lyrique Sartin, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Sartin is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Armani Morris, who posted ten points in addition to seven steals and six boards.
Mainland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Bell Creek Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
Mainland and Bell Creek Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mainland will challenge Oviedo on Wednesday. Mainland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Oviedo likes a good challenge. As for Bell Creek Academy, they will face off against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bell Creek Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67 points per game this season.
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