The Evangelical Christian Sentinels and the South Fort Myers Wolfpack will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Evangelical Christian is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Sarasota Christian on Tuesday. Evangelical Christian fell to Sarasota Christian 54-49. The match marked the Sentinels' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 12/17/24 @ Sarasota Christian | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Saint Stephen's Episcopal | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Bonita Springs | 5 |
| 12/07/24 vs Largo | 3 |
Despite the loss, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Quez Outten went 7 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Outten has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Van Der Kooy, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, South Fort Myers came up short against Cape Coral on Tuesday and fell 52-42. The Wolfpack haven't had much luck with the Seahawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Evangelical Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for South Fort Myers, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Evangelical Christian strolled past South Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 64-45. Does Evangelical Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Fort Myers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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