The Lake Mary Rams will take on the Spruce Creek Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Florida (Lake Mary is ranked 54th, while Spruce Creek is ranked 36th).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Mary can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 70-44 walloping at the hands of the Hawks on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lake Mary in their matchups with Spruce Creek: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the defeat, Lake Mary saw an underclassman step up: Dakara Merthie scored 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 54.5% of Lake Mary's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Scorza, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Lake Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Spruce Creek, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8.
Lake Mary might still be hurting after the 70-44 loss they got from Spruce Creek in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Lake Mary avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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