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| 01/12/24 - Away | 60-36 W |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 38-37 W |
| 01/21/22 - Away | 41-57 L |
| 12/08/17 - Home | 70-50 W |
| 01/27/17 - Away | 76-39 W |
| + 2 more games |
Tampa Bay Tech is 6-1 against Middleton since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will be playing at home against the Middleton Tigers at 8:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses for Tampa Bay Tech and 12 for Middleton dating back to last season.
Tampa Bay Tech managed to keep up with Wharton until halftime back in December of 2024, but things quickly went downhill from there. Tampa Bay Tech came up short against Wharton, falling 63-41. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Wildcats are ranked 104th).
Despite the defeat, Tampa Bay Tech got top-tier performance from Evan Clark, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zayden Martin, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Middleton didn't have quite enough to beat Zephyrhills on Saturday and fell 50-48.
Tampa Bay Tech will need focus on slowing down Sherrick Oliver, one of several Middleton players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Oliver a new career-high in points. Jeremiah Smith was another key player, putting up ten points along with seven boards and four steals.
Middleton's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Tampa Bay Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Tampa Bay Tech's way against Middleton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Tampa Bay Tech made off with a 60-36 win. Does Tampa Bay Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
