Two dominant guards in Kelsey Sharpe and Yaneyla Pedraza are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sickles Gryphons will take on the Colonial Grenadiers in a tournament on Friday. Sickles is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
Sickles is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Steinbrenner. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
Kelsey Sharpe
| 12/13/24 vs Steinbrenner | 2 |
| 12/11/24 vs Bloomingdale | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Tampa Bay Tech | 8 |
| 12/06/24 vs Blake | 8 |
| 12/05/24 @ Riverview Sarasota | 10 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Sharpe, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sadie Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Sickles smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Colonial ended up a good deal behind Windsor on Thursday and lost 46-29. The contest marked the Grenadiers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Colonial saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Pedraza posted 14 points.
Colonial now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Sickles, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sickles has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Colonial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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