Basketball Recap: Southridge Comes Up Short

If Southridge was feeling good fresh off their 63-39 takedown of Sports Leadership & Management last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Southridge Spartans were outmatched by the Bradley Central Bears and fell 71-43. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in Florida, while the Bears are ranked first in Tennessee).

Despite the defeat, Southridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Naya Hardisson went 10 of 19 en route to 30 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hardisson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dianka Hardisson, who posted eight points.

Southridge's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Bradley Central, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

Southridge and Miami will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Southridge is facing Miami at the right time seeing as Miami is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bradley Central, they and Magnificat will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Bradley Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Magnificat likes a good challenge.