The St. Cloud Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, St. Cloud came up short against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and fell 52-42. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tigers are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian entered their tilt with Cocoa Beach on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 45-30 win over the Minutemen.
Merritt Island Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for St. Cloud, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
St. Cloud strolled past Merritt Island Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 49-34. Will St. Cloud repeat their success, or does Merritt Island Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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