
Seahawks
01/08/25 @ East Lake | 36 |
01/07/25 @ Land O' Lakes | 27 |
01/03/25 vs Berkeley Prep | 25 |
01/02/25 vs Boone | 5 |
01/04/25 vs Neumann | -1 |
After losing to East Lake the last time they met, Sunlake decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Sunlake Seahawks took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 56-20 win over the East Lake Eagles. The Seahawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Sunlake was led to victory by Cherity Powells and Kaycie Hyde. Powells went 11 of 21 on her way to 23 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals, while Hyde dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Powells a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Poll, who posted six points and three steals.
Sunlake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Sunlake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for East Lake, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sunlake will host Cypress Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Deslynn Nickell and Powells. As for East Lake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-25 defeat against Mitchell on the 9th.
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