Basketball Preview: South Lake Eagles vs. East Ridge Knights
The South Lake Eagles will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the East Ridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Lake will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Lake Minneola, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South Lake managed a 27-23 win over Lake Minneola on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
South Lake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Molly Burke, who had 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Cochran, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but East Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured a 50-45 W over Hope Academy. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
East Ridge pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points per game. As for South Lake, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
South Lake strolled past East Ridge in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 49-33. Does South Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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