Basketball Recap: Springstead Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 6:49am

Basketball Recap: Springstead Eagles vs. Weeki Wachee Hornets

Springstead came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Weeki Wachee Hornets by a score of 49-42. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in January.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Springstead to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michelle Ramirez-Hoyos, who had eight points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ramirez-Hoyos a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was J'Ziyah Munford, who had 11 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.

Despite the loss, Weeki Wachee saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joelys Rodriquez posted 18 points plus six rebounds and four steals. Rodriquez's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karly Pasmore, who posted ten points.

Springstead's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Weeki Wachee, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.

Springstead has already played their next matchup (against Weeki Wachee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Weeki Wachee has already played their next contest (against Springstead), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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