Clewiston entered their game against First Baptist Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Clewiston Tigers had to suffer through a 45-12 loss at the hands of the First Baptist Academy Lions. The Tigers lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 38-35 score last time.
Eslynda Bouzi was the offensive standout of the contest as she went 5 for 9 on her way to 10 points and four steals. Bouzi is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Safaraah Belizaire was another key player, putting up five points.
Clewiston's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for First Baptist Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Clewiston will welcome Okeechobee at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clewiston is facing Okeechobee at the right time seeing as Okeechobee is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for First Baptist Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 48-31 win against Seacrest Country Day on the 17th.
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