Sarasota Christian lost against Babcock back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Sarasota Christian Blazers took a blow against the Babcock Trailblazers, falling 62-27. The Blazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Sarasota Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nikki Olupitan almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Sarasota Christian is 4-1 when Olupitan posts eight or more boards, but 4-8 otherwise. Octavia Stoller was another key player, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Babcock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marianeliz Murillo, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Makena Ferry, who posted 15 points and six rebounds.
Sarasota Christian now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Babcock, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sarasota Christian has already played their next game (against Out-of-Door Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Babcock is taking a road trip to square off against Gulf Coast HEAT at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gulf Coast HEAT's defense has only allowed 27.7 points per game this season, so Babcock's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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