The East River Falcons will square off against the Innovation Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East River is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, East River was able to grind out a solid win over Davenport, taking the game 38-29. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Broncos are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Innovation can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They strolled past Windermere with points to spare, taking the game 46-28.
Innovation found their leader in freshman Eli Reid, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Reid has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadeen Elgamal, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Innovation's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11. As for East River, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for East River against Innovation when the teams last played last Wednesday, as the squad secured a 63-25 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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