The Parrish Community Bulls had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-37 win over Bradenton Christian. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Parrish Community also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2022.
Parrish Community can attribute much of their success to Sarah Decker, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 23 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Decker has scored at least 25% of Parrish Community's points. Another player making a difference was Mary Portwood, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Parrish Community's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Bradenton Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parrish Community will face off against Lakewood Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood Ranch is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. Bradenton Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Manatee at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th. Manatee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Bradenton Christian is ranked 146th).