Braden River is on a five-game streak of home losses, Winthrop College Prep Academy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Braden River Pirates will get right back to it and host the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Braden River came up short against Palmetto and fell 54-46. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Tigers are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Winthrop College Prep Academy scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 72-71 to Bradenton Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Braden River will need focus on slowing down Kai Brookins, one of several Winthrop College Prep Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Martin, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points.
Even though they lost, Winthrop College Prep Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Winthrop College Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Braden River, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Braden River came up short against Winthrop College Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 71-65. Will Braden River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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