East Lake is on a 13-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Tarpon Springs a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The East Lake Eagles just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:45 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, East Lake turned things around against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic on Monday. They walked away with a 36-26 win over the Hurricanes.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Central on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory.
East Lake better focus on containing Tula Diamantaras and Lexi Cipollini as the pair were huge in Tarpon Springs' win. Diamantaras posted 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Cipollini earned four points along with 16 rebounds and four steals. Those 16 rebounds gave Cipollini a new career-high.
Tarpon Springs' win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for East Lake, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-15.
Everything came up roses for East Lake against Tarpon Springs when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 56-16 win. Will East Lake repeat their success, or does Tarpon Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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