Tarpon Springs hasn't had much luck against East Lake recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Tarpon Springs Spongers will head out on the road to face off against the East Lake Eagles at 8:00 p.m.
Tarpon Springs is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Palm Harbor University and fell 75-47. The Spongers were down 52-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, East Lake had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 73-30 win over the Royal Knights. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Tarpon Springs better keep an eye on Jeremiah Cooper. He was instrumental in East Lake's win, going 12 of 20 on his way to 32 points and five steals. Cooper's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
East Lake was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Ridge only racked up four assists.
East Lake's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Tarpon Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Tarpon Springs took a serious blow against East Lake when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 69-28. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tarpon Springs was down 51-15.
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