Basketball Game Preview: Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons vs. Edgewater Eagles

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 2:12am

Preview: Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons vs. Edgewater Eagles

The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Edgewater Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on March 7th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Charlotte extended their postseason success last Friday against Leto. They escaped with a win against the Falcons by the margin of a single free throw, 59-58.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Charlotte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Attia, who scored 18 points. Attia continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dior Evans, who scored 13 points along with three steals.

Meanwhile, Edgewater came tearing into last Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 69-59 win over Oviedo.

Edgewater got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacari Lofton out in front who scored 14 points along with five assists and three steals. Donovan Williams Jr. was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Charlotte is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Edgewater, their victory bumped their record up to 22-7.

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