The Ponte Vedra Sharks will venture away from home to take on the South Dade Buccaneers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ponte Vedra is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
Ponte Vedra will head out to face South Dade after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Ponte Vedra fell just short of Impact Christian Academy by a score of 64-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Sharks have suffered since January 30th.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from David Sanchez Barrera, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Palmer, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 17 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, South Dade hadn't done well against Westwood Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. South Dade skirted past Westwood Christian 62-60. While the Buccaneers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
South Dade's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Ponte Vedra, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
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