The East Ridge Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.3 points per game this season.
East Ridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Legacy Charter on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Ridge had to suffer through a 85-50 loss at the hands of Legacy Charter. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
East Ridge might have lost, but man, Joshua Joehill was a machine: he went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds. That was a full 40% of East Ridge's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Corman, who had eight points in addition to ten rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, East Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Dora). They were the clear victor by a 71-48 margin over Orangewood Christian on Thursday.
Mount Dora's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for East Ridge, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
East Ridge couldn't quite finish off Mount Dora in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 and fell 48-46. Can East Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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