After flying high against Palm Harbor University on Thursday, Countryside came back down to earth. The Countryside Cougars lost to the East Lake Eagles on the road by a 64-48 margin on Friday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Countryside still got an impressive performance from Corey Perlin, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Perlin also racked up three threes, the most he's had since back in January. Carter Padags was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
East Lake got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Bryant out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Bryant is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Cooper, who earned 20 points.
Countryside's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for East Lake, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Countryside will challenge Pinellas Park at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Countryside is facing Pinellas Park at the right time seeing as Pinellas Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Lake, they will take on Mitchell at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mitchell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season.
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