The Discovery Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Kathleen Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kathleen took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Discovery, who comes in off a win.
Discovery took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 82-52 victory over Lake Gibson. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 30 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Discovery to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eric Dailey, who went 6 of 11 en route to 20 points and seven assists. Dailey continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Nixon, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Kathleen had to suffer through a 70-34 loss at the hands of Auburndale. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 661st, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 178th).
Discovery's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.3 points per game. As for Kathleen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Discovery was able to grind out a solid victory over Kathleen when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 84-77. The rematch might be a little tougher for Discovery 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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