Springstead has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Citrus Hurricanes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Springstead focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Springstead strolled past Nature Coast Tech with points to spare, taking the game 54-35. The victory was just what Springstead needed coming off of a 72-52 loss in their prior matchup.
Austin Nicholson was his usual excellent self, scoring 16 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Springstead's points. Niko Cordello was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Weeki Wachee scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Citrus still came out on top. Citrus walked away with a 70-62 victory over Weeki Wachee.
Central's victory bumped their season record to 0-0 while Springstead's loss dropped theirs to 2-3.
Everything went Springstead's way against Citrus in their previous meeting back in January as Springstead made off with a 52-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springstead since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
