Basketball Recap: Eagle's View Find Success

Eagle's View's tournament run continued when they took on Tavares on Saturday. The Eagle's View Warriors pulled ahead with a 46-45 photo finish over the Tavares Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.

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. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CORI LAVOILE, who posted eight points and five steals.

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). Another player making a difference was LANDON SAMUEL, who had eight points.

Eagle's View has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Tavares, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eagle's View 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 is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season. As for Tavares, they will square off against Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Freedom also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 62.6 points per game.