The Sickles Gryphons will face off against the Durant Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Sickles knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Durant likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, everything went Sickles' way against Leto as Sickles made off with an 85-60 victory. The Gryphons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Durant lost to Plant City on the road by a 68-53 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Raiders are ranked 149th).
Sickles will need focus on slowing down Tyler Gonser, one of several Durant players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Gonser a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ian Ibanez, who posted 11 points.
Sickles' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points per game. As for Durant, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Sickles came up short against Durant in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, falling 76-72. Can Sickles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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