Two dominant guards in Mikey Steward and LIONEL TOSCANINI are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas and the DME Academy Blue - will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in New Smyrna Beach's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
New Smyrna Beach is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Flagler Palm Coast just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 77-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (66), the Barracudas still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, DME Academy Blue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 78-52 to Southland Christian. While losing is never fun, the - can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the FLAMES are ranked 51st).
DME Academy Blue's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for New Smyrna Beach, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
New Smyrna Beach strolled past DME Academy Blue when the teams last played back in December of 2021 by a score of 84-70. Does New Smyrna Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will DME Academy Blue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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