On Friday, the Seabreeze Sandcrabs came up short against the Winter Springs Bears and fell 42-29. While losing is never fun, the Sandcrabs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Bears are ranked 159th).
When it comes to explaining why Seabreeze lost, don't look at Madeleine Trumble. Despite the final result, she posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michelle Ackley, who put up six points.
Heaven Sims had an outrageously good game for Winter Springs as she went 7 of 12 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Those 18 points gave Sims a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Lane, who had four points.
Seabreeze has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Winter Springs, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Seabreeze will welcome Matanzas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Winter Springs, they will head out to face off against Forest Lake Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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