Gulf hasn't had much luck against Springstead recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Gulf knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Springstead likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, everything went Gulf's way against Cypress Creek as Gulf made off with a 77-53 win. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Springstead's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 53-43 to Lecanto. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Panthers are ranked 105th).
Gulf will need focus on slowing down Jamin Pond, one of several Springstead players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Arenas, who posted six points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Springstead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Gulf's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Springstead, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Gulf was dealt a bruising 80-41 loss at the hands of Springstead when the teams last played back in December of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gulf was down 49-25.
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