Two dominant guards in Sebastian Rivera and Zaire Colbert are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southland Christian FLAMES will head out on the road to challenge The Rock Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Southland Christian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 75-74 to Osceola.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rivera, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points. Another player making a difference was Carlos Escalera Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, The Rock entered their tilt with P.K. Yonge on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Blue Wave with points to spare, taking the game 71-53. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Blue Wave are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Rock has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points per game. As for Southland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 20-3.
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