The Merritt Island Mustangs will take on the Winter Springs Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Merritt Island took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-32 margin over Merritt Island Christian. That 26 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Meanwhile, Winter Springs waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Hurricanes 48-31. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Winter Springs is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Merritt Island, they moved to 8-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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