Basketball Recap: East Lake Comes Up Short

If East Lake was feeling good fresh off their 49-17 takedown of Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Lake Eagles were dealt a 56-20 loss at the hands of the Sunlake Seahawks on Wednesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Seahawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.

Leading Sunlake to victory were Cherity Powells and Kaycie Hyde. Powells went 11 of 21 on her way to 23 points along with seven boards and seven steals, while Hyde dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten steals. Hyde has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Poll, who posted six points and three steals.

East Lake's loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Sunlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

East Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-25 defeat against Mitchell on the 9th. As for Sunlake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cypress Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Deslynn Nickell and Powells.