The Fort Meade Miners will face off against the Frostproof Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Meade is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Fort Meade against Lake Placid as the team secured a 66-31 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Miners.
Omari Russell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 24 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Berrien, who posted 14 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
Fort Meade was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Frostproof came up short against Hardee on Tuesday and fell 48-40. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Frostproof's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Fort Meade, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Fort Meade didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Frostproof when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. Will Fort Meade repeat their success, or does Frostproof have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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