The Matanzas Pirates will face off against the Deltona Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Matanzas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
Matanzas took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Menendez by a score of 64-51.
| 01/04/25 vs Menendez | 18 |
| 12/16/24 vs Clay | 27 |
| 12/13/24 vs Flagler Palm Coast | 19 |
| 12/09/24 vs Palatka | 29 |
| 11/20/24 @ Father Lopez | 15 |
| 11/18/24 @ Ponte Vedra | 27 |
Alexander Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 boards. The contest was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Curtis Giles, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Deltona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 88-52 loss at the hands of Lake Mary. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Rams are ranked 266th).
Matanzas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Deltona, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Matanzas strolled past Deltona in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 95-77. Does Matanzas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deltona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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