Basketball Preview: Families Instructing Students HomeSchool Hawks vs. Gulf Coast HEAT
The Families Instructing Students HomeSchool Hawks will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Gulf Coast HEAT Gulf Coast HEAT at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Families Instructing Students HomeSchool focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 last Monday.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool saw some tournament action last Monday. They took a 43-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Academy of the Holy Names.
Despite the loss, Families Instructing Students HomeSchool had strong showings from Melody Lee, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Julianna Lamon, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Families Instructing Students HomeSchool smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Academy of the Holy Names only pulled down five.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gulf Coast HEAT, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 47-24 margin over Southwest Florida Christian on Monday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Gulf Coast HEAT had established a 20 point advantage.
Gulf Coast HEAT's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natasha Pearce led the charge by scoring nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Tuccy, who posted 13 points.
Gulf Coast HEAT's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.9 points per game. As for Families Instructing Students HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool came up short against Gulf Coast HEAT when the teams last played back in January, falling 38-26. Can Families Instructing Students HomeSchool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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