The Calvary Christian Warriors just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Calvary Christian will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
If Wiregrass Ranch heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Calvary Christian took over last week. Calvary Christian walked away with a 59-49 victory over Clearwater Central Catholic on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Marauders are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Wiregrass Ranch over Lake Gibson in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Wiregrass Ranch took down Lake Gibson 98-81. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulls.
Calvary Christian better focus on containing Donovan Gaines and Kj Smith as the pair were huge in Wiregrass Ranch's win. Gaines went 9 of 20 en route to 28 points along with seven assists and six boards, while Smith dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten assists. The contest was Smith's 15th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyden Wiley, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Wiregrass Ranch was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Wiregrass Ranch's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.3 points per game. As for Calvary Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
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