Sickles is 3-0 against Palm Harbor University since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Both teams will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sickles is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Sickles came up short against Jesuit and fell 59-51. While losing is never fun, Sickles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while Jesuit is ranked 66th).
Palm Harbor University suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of St. Petersburg by a score of 46-44.
Sickles has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Palm Harbor University, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Sickles didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Palm Harbor University in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-56 win. Will Sickles repeat their success, or does Palm Harbor University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
