Even though the Island Coast Gators have not done well against the East Lee County Jaguars recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Island Coast escaped with a win against East Lee County by the margin of a single free throw, 52-51. The win made it back-to-back wins for Island Coast.
Izaiah Bacchus continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roanin Solis-Valdez, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Island Coast is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for East Lee County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Island Coast will be playing at home against North Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Fort Myers has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 8. As for East Lee County, they will head out on the road to take on Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gateway has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 384 points over their last five games.
