After flying high against Sarasota Military Academy last Monday, Lakewood Ranch came back down to earth. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs fell to the Bayshore Bruins 66-61. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bruins earlier this season, when they won 59-54.
Defeat or not, Lakewood Ranch got some senior leadership from James Butler and Liam Scalzo. Butler went 8 for 16 on his way to 18 points, while Scalzo posted 17 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Smith, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
Leading Bayshore to victory were Keshawn Parhm and Kaiden Friedman. Parhm almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds, while Friedman went 8 of 15 on his way to 23 points and four steals. Parhm's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Anthony Matute was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
Lakewood Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Bayshore, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Lakewood Ranch and Bayshore could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Lakewood Ranch (ranked 568th) will meet Southeast (ranked 230th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Bayshore (ranked 660th) will meet Cardinal Mooney (ranked 113th) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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