The East Lake Eagles will challenge the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.1 points per game this season.
East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 54-53 victory over Sickles.
Greg Samuels
| 02/12/25 vs Sickles | 7 |
| 01/28/25 @ Palm Harbor University | 6 |
| 02/01/25 vs Gibbs | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Largo | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ Clearwater | 5 |
Greg Samuels was a one-man wrecking crew for East Lake as he dropped a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Samuels a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Cooper, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Charlotte entered their tilt with Sunlake on Wednesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They breezed past the Seahawks to the tune of 82-50. The Fightin' Tarpons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Charlotte's win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for East Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
East Lake couldn't quite finish off Charlotte in their previous matchup back in February of 2021 and fell 59-56. Thankfully for East Lake, Tre Carroll (who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 18 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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