Having just played yesterday, the Celebration Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Bayside Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Celebration sidestepped Tohopekaliga for a 40-37 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
01/07/25 vs Tohopekaliga | 24 |
01/12/24 @ North Kissimmee Christian | 18 |
12/12/23 @ Cocoa | 18 |
11/20/24 @ Lyman | 17 |
01/25/24 @ Liberty | 15 |
Ricardo Baro went supernova for Celebration, going 8 of 17 on his way to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Baro a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony El Dib, who posted five points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bayside entered their tilt with Okeechobee back in December of 2024 with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Brahmans 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since November 29, 2024.
Celebration now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Bayside, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Celebration didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bayside in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bayside's Caden Newton, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Celebration still be able to contain Newton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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