The First Coast Buccaneers will head out to challenge the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. First Coast has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Bartram Trail will come in with three straight victories.
Last Saturday, First Coast was beaten by Camden County 87-13. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 522nd in Florida, while the Wildcats are ranked 53rd in Georgia).
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail hadn't done well against Nease recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bartram Trail managed a 57-53 win over Nease.
First Coast's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Bartram Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
First Coast ended up a good deal behind Bartram Trail in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, losing 48-33. Can First Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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