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| 12/16/20 - Away | 80-41 W |
| 02/11/20 - Home | 73-56 W |
| 12/05/19 - Home | 75-57 W |
| 11/12/14 - Neutral | 65-59 W |
Springstead is 4-0 against Gulf since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Springstead Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m.
Springstead is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lecanto just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Panthers are ranked 105th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jamin Pond, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. Alejandro Arenas was another key player, putting up six points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Springstead 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 ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gulf had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 77-53 victory. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Gulf is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for Springstead, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Everything came up roses for Springstead against Gulf in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, as the team secured an 80-41 win. In that matchup, Springstead amassed a halftime lead of 49-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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