Two dominant guards in Malia Stevens and Kennedy Brooks are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles face off against the Dunedin Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday... Indian Rocks Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Dunedin will come in with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Indian Rocks Christian ended up a good deal behind Clearwater Central Catholic and lost 59-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Marauders are ranked 113th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Stevens, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Caruso, who put up ten points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Dunedin strolled past Osceola with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 48-33.
Dunedin pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Indian Rocks Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Indian Rocks Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Dunedin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 42-37 victory. Will Indian Rocks Christian repeat their success, or does Dunedin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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