The Global Concepts Gators will square off against the Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Global Concepts will be strutting in after a victory while Cleveland Hill will be coming in after a defeat.
While Global Concepts didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They greeted the New Year with with a 54-37 win over Western New York Maritime Charter. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Commodores are ranked 635th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Duane Fears was a one-man wrecking crew for Global Concepts as he almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Eric Davis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cleveland Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Seneca West.
Global Concepts will have to keep a close watch on Javier Nelson and Malachi Brazelton, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cleveland Hill's prior game. Nelson dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards, while Brazelton went 6 of 8 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 39.2% of Cleveland Hill's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deon Williams, who put up six points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cleveland Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Global Concepts' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Cleveland Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Global Concepts came up short against Cleveland Hill in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 46-41. Thankfully for Global Concepts, Cameron D'Hilly (who went 8 of 9 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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