Two dominant guards in Zaire Colbert and Sebastian Rivera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rock Lions will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Southland Christian FLAMES at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in The Rock's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matchups.
Last Saturday, The Rock strolled past P.K. Yonge 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.
Meanwhile, Southland Christian was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 75-74 to Osceola.
The Rock will need focus on slowing down Rivera, one of several Southland Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points. Another player making a difference was Carlos Escalera Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds.
The Rock is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories 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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