The Seabreeze Sandcrabs will take on the Matanzas Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Seabreeze comes in on four and Matanzas on three.
On Wednesday, Seabreeze humbled Halifax Academy with a 70-24 victory. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Sandcrabs this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Matanzas' way against Clay on Monday as Matanzas made off with a 65-44 victory.
Seabreeze better keep an eye on Alexander Davis. He was instrumental in Matanzas' win, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 17 boards. The contest was Davis' eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of La'Darien Baker, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Matanzas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Matanzas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Seabreeze, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10.
Seabreeze didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Matanzas in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seabreeze since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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