It was a good run, but Olympic Heights unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coral Reef Barracudas.
| 12/26/24 vs Coral Reef | 24 |
| 12/19/24 @ West Boca Raton | 23 |
| 12/11/24 vs Boynton Beach | 33 |
| 12/09/24 vs Somerset Academy - Canyons | 20 |
| 12/05/24 vs Santaluces | 29 |
Despite the loss, Olympic Heights still got an impressive performance from Jake Harbatkin, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 24 points. The match was Harbatkin's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Wigodner, who posted 12 points.
Deandrick Cruse went supernova for Coral Reef, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gianmarco Altare, who put up nine points.
Olympic Heights' loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Coral Reef, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-7.
Olympic Heights wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 85-40 victory against St. Joseph Academy on the 27th. As for Coral Reef, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Dade at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Coral Reef knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully South Dade likes a good challenge.
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