After flying high against Highlands Christian last Saturday, Southwest Florida Christian came back down to earth. The Southwest Florida Christian King's took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sarasota Christian Blazers on Tuesday. The King's lost against the Blazers in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 60-31 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Southwest Florida Christian lost, don't look at Asa Rogosich. Despite the final result, he posted 26 points and seven assists. That was a full 44.8% of Southwest Florida Christian's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was River McDaniel, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points.
Sarasota Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Milliken, who went 7 of 16 en route to 23 points. Milliken's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Randall Collins, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Southwest Florida Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Sarasota Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Southwest Florida Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 67-48 defeat against Donahue Catholic on the 10th. As for Sarasota Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-55 win against Gulf Coast HEAT on the 9th.
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