Tarpon Springs lost against Clearwater back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Tarpon Springs Spongers had to suffer through a 85-9 loss at the hands of the Clearwater Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Spongers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 128th).
Tarpon Springs got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Marissa Acotto and Tula Diamantaras, who each put up three points. Acotto also led the team in rebounds with three.
Clearwater's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taina Sturdivant led the charge by putting up 24 points. That's the most points Sturdivant has posted since back in January of 2024. Allevia Williams was another key player, earning 22 points.
Tarpon Springs' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Clearwater, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Tarpon Springs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-32 win against Central on the 23rd. Clearwater has also already played their next matchup (against Plant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
