Sebring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cleveland Blue Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Blue Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 426th in Florida, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 118th in Tennessee).
Despite the loss, Sebring still got an impressive performance from David Allen, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Toney, who put up 11 points.
Cleveland had a senior duo take command as Tim Matthews went 5 of 12 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds and Maguire Evans had 12 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Matthews has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Antonio Westfield, who posted three points and three steals.
Sebring's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Cleveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Sebring didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-40 victory against Howard Tech on the 28th. As for Cleveland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 71-62 defeat against Chattanooga Prep on the 28th.
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