The Tarpon Springs Spongers will be home for the holidays to greet the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tarpon Springs comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Tarpon Springs struggled with assists on Thursday (Gulf had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tarpon Springs took a serious blow against Gulf, falling 52-22. While losing is never fun, Tarpon Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while Gulf is ranked 255th).
Tarpon Springs' loss came about despite a quality game from Hailey Johnson, who scored nine points along with six rebounds. Those six rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Emily Cartier, who scored four points along with 14 rebounds and eight blocks.
Meanwhile, Palm Harbor University took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-25 win over Indian Rocks Christian. 55 seems to be a good number for Palm Harbor University as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Tarpon Springs bumped their record down to 0-8 with that loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Palm Harbor University, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Tarpon Springs might still be hurting after the 44-22 loss they got from Palm Harbor University when the teams last played back in January. Will Tarpon Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
