After soaring to 56 points the game before, Patel was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They were dealt a 75-26 defeat at the hands of the Gulf Buccaneers. The Trailblazers lost against the Buccaneers in their previous head to head back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 76-69 score last time.
Gulf was led to victory by Curtis Scriven and Mikha Brown. Scriven dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards, while Brown went 5 of 6 on his way to 17 points and five steals. Brown is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed four or more in the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydn Wood, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Patel has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Gulf, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Patel won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Zephyrhills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Gulf, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Palm Harbor University at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Harbor University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
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