Braden River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. The matchup between them and the Lakewood Spartans didn't end well, with the Braden River Pirates falling 65-50. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Spartans are ranked 195th).
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Anquan Polynice, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawaiian Long, who went 6 of 15 en route to 13 points.
Braden River's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Braden River wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 76-54 defeat against Southeast on the 7th. As for Lakewood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 37-30 loss against Gainesville on the 4th.
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