The Mainland Buccaneers and the Calvary Christian Academy Lions will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Mainland has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
Mainland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Altamonte Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Buccaneers have suffered since January 16, 2024.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last matchup, Calvary Christian Academy made sure to put some points up on the board against Olympia on Thursday. Calvary Christian Academy blew past Olympia 63-40. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.
Calvary Christian Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mainland, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Everything came up roses for Mainland against Calvary Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2018, as the team secured a 60-16 win. Will Mainland repeat their success, or does Calvary Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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