Sandalwood was the 66-59 winner over University Christian when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Sandalwood Saints fell 60-52 to the University Christian Christians on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Christians are ranked 50th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty Duncan, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Adalbert Allotey, who posted seven points along with 13 boards and five blocks.
Sandalwood has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. As for University Christian, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Sandalwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 63-61 defeat against Fletcher on the 31st. University Christian has also already played their next contest, a 71-54 victory against Impact Christian Academy on the 31st.
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