After flying high against Lakewood Ranch last Tuesday, Braden River came back down to earth. The Braden River Pirates were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 72-71 to the Riverview Sarasota Rams. The Pirates have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/23/25 @ Riverview Sarasota | 26 |
| 01/14/25 vs Parrish Community | 23 |
| 01/09/25 @ Palmetto | 22 |
| 12/05/24 vs Bayshore | 20 |
| 11/19/24 @ Southeast | 19 |
Braden River's loss came despite strong showings from Lawaiian Long and Anquan Polynice. Long went 10 of 19 en route to 26 points, while Polynice posted 17 points and six assists. Those 26 points gave Long a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaron Fields, who scored nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Braden River was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverview Sarasota only racked up seven assists.
Riverview Sarasota's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Harris led the charge by going 6 for 13 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. Harris' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Coggin, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points and four steals.
Braden River's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Riverview Sarasota, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Braden River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-51 victory against Manatee on the 24th. As for Riverview Sarasota, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-66 win against St. Petersburg on the 24th.
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