The Varela Vipers will face off against the Southwest Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Varela has three straight wins, Southwest has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Varela will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 26) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Sunset 45-43.
Meanwhile, Southwest lost to First Baptist Academy on the road by a 52-34 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Lions are ranked 107th).
Varela has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Southwest, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Varela came up short against Southwest in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 56-49. Can Varela avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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