The Gulf Buccaneers and the Sumner Stingrays will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Gulf knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Sumner likes a good challenge.
Gulf saw some tournament action on Friday. They took down Bloomingdale 77-62.
Meanwhile, Sumner didn't have quite enough to beat Clearwater on Friday and fell 55-52.
Gulf will need to focus on slowing down Bennard Anson, one of several Sumner players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9-for-21 to rack up 20 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Anson is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Coleman, who shot 75% from the field on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
Sumner's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Gulf, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Gulf suffered a grim 67-45 defeat to Sumner when the teams last played back in January of 2021. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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