Spruce Creek was the 66-43 winner over New Smyrna Beach when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Spruce Creek Hawks fell just short of the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas by a score of 55-52 on Thursday. 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 90th, while the Barracudas are ranked 16th).
Olivia Olson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Smyrna Beach, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Olson a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Iniya Reddicks, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Spruce Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for New Smyrna Beach, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Spruce Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-33 loss against Timber Creek on the 22nd. New Smyrna Beach has also already played their next contest, a 58-45 win against Lake Howell on the 20th.
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