Seabreeze lost against Mainland back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Seabreeze Sandcrabs took a hard 60-43 fall against the Mainland Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, the Sandcrabs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 159th).
Despite the defeat, Seabreeze saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reece Casto went 6 of 8 on his way to 19 points and seven boards. Casto continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Outler, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mainland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Canyon Powers, who went 7 for 16 en route to 14 points and five boards. Powers has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Seven Simmons, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points along with five assists and four steals.
Seabreeze is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13. As for Mainland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-9.
Seabreeze wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 41-34 loss against New Smyrna Beach on the 28th. As for Mainland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 96-55 win against Spruce Creek on the 28th.
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