If Merritt Island was riding high fresh off their 58-32 takedown of Merritt Island Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Merritt Island Mustangs took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Winter Springs Bears on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Bears are ranked 165th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Winter Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Stringer, who posted 17 points. Stringer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Elijah Nieves, who had ten points along with eight steals and six assists.
Merritt Island has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Winter Springs, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merritt Island won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Space Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Winter Springs, they will face off against Lake Howell at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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