New Garden Friends saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 48-40 to the Bell Creek Academy Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 286th in North Carolina, while the Panthers are ranked 128th in Florida).
Lyrique Sartin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bell Creek Academy, going 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The match was Sartin's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Payne, who posted eight points along with nine boards and four blocks.
New Garden Friends has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Bell Creek Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
New Garden Friends didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-53 loss against American on the 28th. As for Bell Creek Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 81-33 defeat against Clinton Grace Christian on the 28th.
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