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The Mainland girls basketball team fell 56-31 to No. 1-ranked IMG Academy (15-1) in a home game on Friday, Jan. 5, dropping the Bucs’ record to 5-9. The Ascenders traveled 186 miles from South Bradenton to play the 2023 Class 5A state champions.
Mainland coach Brandon Stewart is not fazed by his team’s record.
“Now we are 5-9,” he said. “With us being 5-9, I talk to the girls a lot about the vision of what we’re trying to do and how our schedule sets us up to make another playoff run. I think that’s what’s most important. Most coaches, after the regular season, they tell their team that the records don’t matter anyway. So, for us, we just have to live through this moment. Our moment in the playoffs will be different because of what we are going through now. I truly believe that.”
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