Even though the Sarasota Christian Blazers have not done well against the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Sarasota Christian walked away with a 56-48 win over Saint Stephen's Episcopal. That's two games straight that Sarasota Christian has won by exactly eight points.
Sarasota Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Matthias Hulka out in front who scored 17 points along with three steals. Hulka hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Josh Frazzini, who scored 15 points.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nick Yatros, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds, and Cade Walters who dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Saint Stephen's Episcopal's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The victory makes it two in a row for Sarasota Christian and bumps their season record up to 12-5. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Sarasota Christian will take on Eagle's View at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle's View is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, they will take on Patel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
