After nine games on the road, East Lake is heading back home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Largo Packers at 7:45 p.m. on January 23rd. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Monday, East Lake strolled past Land O' Lakes with points to spare, taking the game 62-44. Given East Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Land O' Lakes is ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Lake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Cooper, who scored 12 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Church, who scored 15 points.
Largo posted their closest win yet this season on Wednesday. They skirted past St. Petersburg 61-59.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Largo, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything came up roses for East Lake against Largo when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 79-52 win. Will East Lake repeat their success, or does Largo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
