The Winter Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Calvary Christian Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Winter Haven has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Calvary Christian will come in with three straight wins.
Winter Haven's tournament run continued when they took on Central on Sunday. Winter Haven came up short against Central, falling 72-51. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Cobras are ranked 131st).
Despite the defeat, Winter Haven got top-tier performance from Troy Boswell Jr, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 boards. That was a full 56.9% of Winter Haven's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Thelus, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Winter Haven smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian humbled Sickles with a 68-35 victory. The 68-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Calvary Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Winter Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
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