The Durant Cougars entered their tilt with the East Bay Indians with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Durant came out on top against East Bay by a score of 67-54 on Friday. Given Durant's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while East Bay is ranked 626th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Austin White , who scored 28 points. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wylde Correa , who scored 7 points along with 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
Durant has yet to lose a contest on the road this season, leaving them with a 6-1 record. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for East Bay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Durant will be playing at home against Lennard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lennard is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for East Bay, they will head out on the road to face off against Bloomingdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
