Tampa Bay Tech has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the Riverview Sharks will face off at 8:00 p.m. on February 1st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tampa Bay Tech struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Cougars had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tampa Bay Tech had to suffer through a rough 67-22 loss at the hands of the Cougars. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tampa Bay Tech in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Tampa Bay Tech got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Kalese Salter and
Breanna Hartley, who each put up eight points.
Meanwhile, Riverview took a serious blow against the Warriors on Tuesday, falling 68-24. While losing is never fun, Riverview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Warriors are ranked 132nd).
Tampa Bay Tech has not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Riverview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11.
Tampa Bay Tech took their win against the Sharks when the teams last played back in November of 2016 by a conclusive 52-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tampa Bay Tech since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
