St. Cloud waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Eau Gallie Commodores 77-33. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
St. Cloud was led to victory by Julian Fox and Diomar Ortiz. Fox went 7 of 10 en route to 19 points and five steals, while Ortiz went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Fox a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Josiah Cotto, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: St. Cloud was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eau Gallie only racked up five assists.
Eau Gallie's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Quentin Hardin, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points. That was a full 36.4% of Eau Gallie's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Tynes, who scored six points.
Bulldogs
| 01/28/25 vs Eau Gallie | 77-33 |
| 01/24/25 vs Celebration | 58-29 |
| 01/13/25 vs Celebration | 77-42 |
| 12/19/24 vs Poinciana | 49-45 |
| 12/17/24 vs Gateway | 74-43 |
| + 14 more games |
St. Cloud pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Eau Gallie, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
St. Cloud didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-49 win against Bishop Moore on the 30th. Eau Gallie has also already played their next contest, a 56-36 defeat against Gateway on the 29th.
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