Southeast and East Bay squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Southeast had to settle for second. They fell to the East Bay Indians 62-57.
Keith Potter
| 01/09/25 vs Lakewood Ranch | 14 |
| 12/17/24 vs Manatee | 13 |
| 11/19/24 vs Braden River | 12 |
| 02/05/25 vs East Bay | 10 |
| 12/12/24 vs Bayshore | 10 |
| + 14 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Southeast lost, don't look at Keith Potter. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Potter is becoming a predictor of Southeast's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 11-5 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Landon Hornes, who posted ten points and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Bay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lamardea Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Armani Smith, who went 7 for 8 to rack up 14 points and five boards.
Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for East Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Looking ahead, Southeast will challenge Countryside at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Countryside will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Southeast surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Bay, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-51 defeat against Jesuit on the 7th.
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