The Tarpon Springs Spongers lost against the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Tarpon Springs took a 44-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palm Harbor University. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tarpon Springs in their matchups with Palm Harbor University: they've now lost five in a row.
Tarpon Springs lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Geramyah Porter, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That was a full 35.9% of Tarpon Springs' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Xavier Segobin was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with nine rebounds.
Tarpon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Palm Harbor University, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tarpon Springs will take on Dunedin at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunedin comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Palm Harbor University won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. Petersburg at 8:00 p.m. on January 12th. St. Petersburg presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Palm Harbor University in Florida (St. Petersburg is ranked 149th, while Palm Harbor University is ranked 469th).
