It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Ridge had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 76-53 margin over the West Port Wolf Pack. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 73-69 back in December of 2024.
| 02/03/25 vs West Port | 12 |
| 01/21/25 @ George Jenkins | 6 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Lake | 6 |
| 01/14/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 5 |
| 01/16/25 vs Mount Dora | 5 |
Isayah Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for East Ridge as he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 steals. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Joshua Joehill, who went 10 of 16 en route to 24 points.
East Ridge's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-17. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.9% in those games and 29.3% outside of them. As for West Port, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season.
East Ridge will square off against Apopka on Wednesday. East Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Apopka likes a good challenge. West Port does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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