Eau Gallie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the St. Cloud Bulldogs and fell 77-33. The Commodores were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2016.
Eau Gallie lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Quentin Hardin, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points. That was a full 36.4% of Eau Gallie's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Elijah Tynes was another key player, putting up six points.
Leading St. Cloud to victory were Julian Fox and Diomar Ortiz. Fox went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points and five steals, while Ortiz went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points along with eight assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Fox a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Josiah Cotto, who had eight points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.
Eau Gallie's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for St. Cloud, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Eau Gallie has already played their next game, a 56-36 loss against Gateway on the 29th. As for St. Cloud, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 75-49 win against Bishop Moore on the 30th.
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