The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the First Coast Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Johns Country Day will be strutting in after a win while First Coast will be coming in after a loss.
St. Johns Country Day played against Duval Charter and won via forfeit.
First Coast is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points last Monday, they were much more limited against Ponte Vedra on Thursday. They were dealt a 67-17 defeat at the hands of the Sharks. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Sharks are ranked 201st).
St. Johns Country Day's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-6. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for First Coast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
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