Basketball Recap: Bronson Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

Bronson had won five straight home games and Justice Phillips did his part to make it six on Thursday. The Bronson Eagles put the hurt on the Ocala Christian Crusaders with a sharp 88-63 victory thanks in part to Phillips, who went 23 of 37 on his way to 51 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Harris, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 23 points and eight assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game.

Bronson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Ocala Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Bronson and Chiefland will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Bronson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Chiefland likes a good challenge. As for Ocala Christian, they will welcome First Assembly Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Assembly Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.