The Countryside Cougars entered their tilt with the Tarpon Springs Spongers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Countryside breezed by Tarpon Springs on the road to the tune of 75-35. Given Countryside's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while Tarpon Springs is ranked 610th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter Padags was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with two steals. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Cameron Halloran was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
Countryside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Tarpon Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Countryside won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Boca Ciega at 7:45 p.m. on January 26th. As for Tarpon Springs, they will head out on the road to face off against Hollins at 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
