Having just played yesterday, the Clewiston Tigers will get right back to it and host the Boca Raton Christian Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Clewiston had to suffer through a 64-31 loss at the hands of Glades Central. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 668th, while the Raiders are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, Boca Raton Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 79-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morningside Academy.
Clewiston will need focus on slowing down Joshua Good, one of several Boca Raton Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 16 on his way to 21 points and five steals. The game was Good's 16th in a row with at least ten points. Caleb Jeemias was another key player, putting up 21 points and five assists.
Boca Raton Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Clewiston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Clewiston skirted past Boca Raton Christian 52-49 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Clewiston repeat their success, or does Boca Raton Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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