On Saturday, the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-54 to the Lake Gibson Braves.
Despite the loss, New Smyrna Beach still got an impressive performance from Tyler Mcknight, who went 9 of 17 en route to 24 points. Mcknight is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Owen Mclaughlin, who posted 11 points.
Lake Gibson found their leader in sophomore A'Darrion Willis, who put up 25 points.
New Smyrna Beach has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season. As for Lake Gibson, they moved to 5-10 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
New Smyrna Beach has already played their next match, a 78-70 defeat against Spruce Creek on the 16th. As for Lake Gibson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-58 loss against Haines City on the 14th.
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