The Benjamin Buccaneers will challenge the Olympic Heights Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benjamin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while Olympic Heights will come in with three straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-17, which was the final score in Benjamin's tilt against Saint Andrew's on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Scots are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights didn't have too much trouble with Dr. Joaquin Garcia on Monday as they won 51-32.
Benjamin better keep an eye on Miley Ruggieri. She was instrumental in Olympic Heights' win, putting up 26 points. Ruggieri's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Emma Alcalay, who dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and ten assists.
Olympic Heights pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points per game. As for Benjamin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
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