The Matanzas Pirates will face off against the Deltona Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Matanzas is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Suncoast just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 49-37 to the Chargers. 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 337th, while the Chargers are ranked 135th).
| 01/18/25 vs Suncoast | 12 |
| 01/13/25 @ Clay | 17 |
| 01/09/25 @ Deltona | 14 |
| 01/04/25 vs Menendez | 14 |
| 12/16/24 vs Clay | 15 |
Matanzas' defeat came about despite a quality game from Alexander Davis, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Davis is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Deltona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 78-73 heartbreaker at the hands of Pine Ridge. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (62), the Wolves still had to take the loss.
Deltona's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Matanzas, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Matanzas was able to grind out a solid victory over Deltona in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 63-54. Does Matanzas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deltona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
