There's no place like home for Eau Gallie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-40 win over the West Shore Wildcats on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Commodores as it put an end to their 12-game losing streak.
Despite the loss, West Shore still got an impressive performance from Kaelani Luther, who went 7 of 16 en route to 20 points and six steals. That was a full 50% of West Shore's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Emily Marshall was another key player, putting up six points and six rebounds.
Eau Gallie's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-12. As for West Shore, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Eau Gallie and Cocoa will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Eau Gallie has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. West Shore has already played their next game (against Melbourne Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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