The East Bay Indians will challenge the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Bay is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since November 27, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Tampa Prep, falling 63-43. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Terrapins are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Strawberry Crest came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cougars 71-68. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargers have posted since December 13, 2024.
Strawberry Crest's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for East Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
East Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Strawberry Crest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Strawberry Crest's Cameron Crowe, who posted 14 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Bay still be able to contain Crowe? There's only one way to find out.
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