Spruce Creek lost against New Smyrna Beach two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Spruce Creek Hawks fell to the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas 56-51. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Barracudas are ranked 17th).
New Smyrna Beach was led to victory by Olivia Olson and Iniya Reddicks. Olson went 7 of 14 en route to 22 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Reddicks dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds gave Reddicks a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley France, who posted nine points and six boards.
Spruce Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for New Smyrna Beach, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Spruce Creek won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Calvary Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Smyrna Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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