Basketball Recap: Make It 16 in a Row for Sarasota

With a playoff win on the line, Sarasota rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Poinciana Eagles 81-58. The Sailors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.

Sarasota found their leader in sophomore John Lackaff, who went 10-for-15 to rack up 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Boyle, who went 5-for-11 en route to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.

Poinciana lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Javonte Simpson-Lee, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. Simpson-Lee is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Ernest Nunn was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Sailors

Previous Games

02/12/25 vs Poinciana	81-58
02/07/25 vs Lehigh	58-52
02/05/25 vs North Port	66-28
01/28/25 vs IMG Academy Gray	66-58
01/25/25 @ Cardinal Mooney	59-50
+ 11 more games

The victory (which was Sarasota's 16th in a row) raised their record to 26-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. As for Poinciana, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 16-11 record this season.

Coming up, Sarasota will square off against Plant City at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Plant City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. Poinciana does not have any more games scheduled as of now.