Basketball Recap: East Lake Piles Up the Points Against Palm Harbor University

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 @ Northeast	46
01/17/25 @ River Ridge	43
11/25/24 vs Springstead	42
01/28/25 @ Palm Harbor University	37
12/28/24 vs Bay	31

East Lake won the last time they faced Palm Harbor University and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Lake Eagles blew past the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes 80-43. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

Leading East Lake to victory were Jeremiah Cooper and Jordan Bryant. Cooper went 8 of 12 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points and four steals, while Bryant went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Bryant has been hot, having posted four or more blocks the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Willis, who posted ten points and five boards.

East Lake was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Palm Harbor University lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Curtis George, who went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points and four steals. With that strong performance, George is now averaging an impressive 2 steals per game. Andrew Barkman was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.

East Lake's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Palm Harbor University, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-15.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Lake has already played their next contest (against Gibbs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palm Harbor University has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Dunedin.