Sandalwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fletcher Senators. 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 Senators are ranked 129th).
Fletcher can attribute much of their success to Ryan Bailey, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Bailey continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryder Kay, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.
Sandalwood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Fletcher, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Sandalwood is taking a road trip to take on Flagler Palm Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sandalwood has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Fletcher, they will square off against Mandarin on Wednesday. Fletcher is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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