Weeki Wachee hasn't had much luck against Springstead recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Weeki Wachee Hornets will square off against the Springstead Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Weeki Wachee focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 last Friday.
Weeki Wachee is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They took a hard 61-46 fall against Hernando. The matchup was a 24-24 toss-up at halftime, but the Hornets couldn't quite close it out.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Logan White, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Donnie Becude, who earned 12 points plus seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Weeki Wachee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Springstead entered their contest against Boca Ciega on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Springstead took a 60-46 bruising from Boca Ciega. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Springstead might have lost, but man, Jamin Pond was a machine: he went 8 for 12 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pond a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Zion McKenzie, who scored ten points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Springstead's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Weeki Wachee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Weeki Wachee has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Springstead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Weeki Wachee came up short against Springstead in their previous meeting back in January, falling 63-53. Thankfully for Weeki Wachee, Austin Nicholson (who went 6 for 12 en route to 13 points plus seven assists and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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