The Dr. Phillips Panthers will challenge the South Lake Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dr. Phillips has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Dr. Phillips is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 75-36 victory over Freedom. With the Panthers ahead 43-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. South Lake managed a 66-60 win over Legacy Charter. With that victory, South Lake brought their scoring average up to 51.6 points per game.
Dr. Phillips better focus on containing Dwayne Foreman III and Isaiah Pina as the pair were huge in South Lake's win. Foreman III shot 47% from the field to rack up 25 points and three steals, while Pina dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Foreman III is becoming a predictor of South Lake's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jahmari Brissett, who posted eight points.
Dr. Phillips' win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. As for South Lake, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5.
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