Shorecrest Prep and Northside Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Shorecrest Prep Chargers will be playing at home against the Northside Christian Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shorecrest Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 81-12 victory over Lakeside Christian. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-1.
Shorecrest Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Wesley Ryan out in front who posted 32 points. Nickolas Bearden was another key player, putting up 26 points.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 59-55 to Zephyrhills Christian Academy. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Northside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Shorecrest Prep, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-4 record.
Shorecrest Prep won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2024, slipping by Northside Christian 40-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northside Christian's Elijah Ahlers, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shorecrest Prep still be able to contain Ahlers? There's only one way to find out.
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