This season hasn't been kind to the East Ridge Knights, who are still winless after their 18th match. They suffered a rough 63-38 loss at the hands of South Lake on Friday. East Ridge has not had much luck with South Lake recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why East Ridge lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nicholas Vazquez. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Vazquez has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Corman, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, East Ridge were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their 11th loss (out of 11 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
East Ridge's loss was their tenth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-18. As for South Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Ridge will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Umatilla at 7:00 p.m. on January 22nd. Umatilla presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than East Ridge in Florida (Umatilla is ranked 193rd, while East Ridge is ranked 639th). As for South Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge Mount Dora at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Dora has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 7.
