East River hasn't had much luck against University recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East River Falcons just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the University Cougars at 7:30 p.m. East River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully University likes a good challenge.
On Monday, East River was fully in charge, breezing past Jones 65-33. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for University, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Colonial 57-55. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their 30-point performance the contest before.
East River's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for University, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
East River couldn't quite finish off University in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 63-61. Can East River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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