Citrus hasn't had much luck against Springstead recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant forwards against one another: Ashton Jenkins and Zion McKenzie.
Citrus lost 76-51 to Crystal River on Friday. The Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Springstead got the win against Central on Friday by a conclusive 54-34. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Springstead's win came from a few key players Citrus will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alejandro Arenas, who posted six points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was McKenzie, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points and three steals.
Springstead's record is now 4-5. As for Citrus, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Citrus came up short against Springstead in their previous matchup back in November, falling 51-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McKenzie, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Now that Citrus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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