The Eau Gallie Commodores won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were beaten by Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 57-27. Eau Gallie has not had much luck with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Eau Gallie lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alayna Lherisse. Despite the final result, she scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 37% of Eau Gallie's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Eau Gallie's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Eau Gallie and Bayside will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bayside's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so Eau Gallie's offense will have their work cut out for them. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on the road again on Monday and play against Rockledge at 6:00 p.m. on January 29th. Hopefully Rockledge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday.
