The Countryside Cougars will head out to challenge the East Lake Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. East Lake took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Countryside, who comes in off a win.
Countryside will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Gibbs, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Countryside strolled past Gibbs with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 48-33. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Gladiators are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Lake took a blow against Mitchell on Thursday, falling 70-25. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Countryside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Countryside beat East Lake 52-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Countryside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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