The Tampa Bay Tech Titans suffered their biggest loss since December 15, 2023 on Wednesday. They were dealt a 68-31 loss at the hands of Sickles. Tampa Bay Tech was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-15.
Tampa Bay Tech's loss came despite strong showings from Azjannie Culberth and Kalese Salter. Culberth dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Salter scored 13 points along with eight steals. Culberth is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Tampa Bay Tech struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Sickles racked up 16 assists.
Beckham Hockley was her usual excellent self, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 2 assists for Sickles. Hockley has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Sharpe, who scored 13 points along with six assists and five steals.
Tampa Bay Tech's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Sickles, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Tampa Bay Tech and Alonso will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Sickles, they will head out on the road to square off against Spoto at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Spoto is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
