The Beachside Barracudas just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Beachside is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-39 heartbreaker at the hands of Tocoi Creek. The game marked the Barracudas' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 59-43 bruising from Bishop Snyder. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Cardinals are ranked 152nd).
Despite the defeat, St. Johns Country Day saw an underclassman step up: freshman Elliot Graham posted 11 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Camden Cooper, who put up eight points.
Even though they lost, St. Johns Country Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
St. Johns Country Day now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Beachside, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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