The Bartow Yellow Jackets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Braddock by a score of 86-83. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Bartow still got an impressive performance from Rickjerlin Senior feliz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Senior feliz has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Antwan Willis was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Braddock had a senior duo take command as Markus Zenck shot 5-for-8 from long range and dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds and Aden Aguilar went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 2 assists. The contest was Zenck's ninth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Angel Lara, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Bartow's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Braddock, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Bartow and Cardinal Newman will face off at 12:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Cardinal Newman's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Braddock and Wellington will face off at 2:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.