After flying high against Ridgeview last Friday, Tavares came back down to earth. The Tavares Bulldogs were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 46-45 to the Eagle's View Warriors.
Tavares' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of IZAYIA WILLIAMS, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds, and DYLAN CAMPBELL, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. WILLIAMS is becoming a predictor of Tavares' success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of LANDON SAMUEL, who posted eight points.
It was another big night for MARCUS CARTER JR, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals for Eagle's View. CARTER JR has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was CORI LAVOILE, who had eight points and five steals.
Tavares has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Eagle's View, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tavares will host Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Freedom is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.6 points per game this season. As for Eagle's View, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Englewood at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Eagle's View also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57.4 points per game.
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