The East Lake Eagles will square off against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Lake sitting on ten straight wins and St. Petersburg on nine.
It was a Battle of the Birds when East Lake took on Fivay on Tuesday. The Eagles blew past the Falcons 72-42. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
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East Lake’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andre Willis led the charge by putting up 17 points in addition to eight assists and four steals. Those eight assists gave Willis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Cooper, who shot 60% from beyond the arc en route to 18 points.
They weren’t the only ones working in the assist department: East Lake was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fivay only racked up seven.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg’s game on Wednesday was all tied up 32-32 at the half, but luckily for them it didn’t stay that way. They came out on top against Riverview Sarasota by a score of 69-62.
East Lake’s record is now 22-2. As for St. Petersburg, their record now sits at 16-8.
East Lake couldn’t quite get it done against St. Petersburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2025 as they fell 71-62. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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