Tars Head To Melbourne For League Clash Wednesday.

The Rollins Tars (6-5 1-1 SSC) will head to the Clemente Center in Melbourne to take on the Florida Tech Panthers (11-2 1-1 SSC) in a league clash on Wednesday. Both teams are coming off losses last time out.
  The Tars got off to a slow start and could not recover in a 76-63 loss to Tampa on Saturday at the Bob Martinez Center. It was a rare off night on the defensive end for the Tars. They allowed 76 points, which was the most they have allowed this season. Alex Blessig led the way for Rollins with 14 points- seven assists- and six rebounds in the defeat. Mitch Woods had 12 points, Jeff Dirkin (11,) and Scott Schuette (10) but it was not enough. The loss snapped a five game win streak for the Tars.
  On the season, the Tars are only giving up 60.9 points a game. This is good for the top defense in the conference. On the offensive end, the Tars score 68 points a night. This is good for ninth in the conference.
  On the season, the Tars have a trio of players who average double figures in scoring. Mitch Woods leads the box score at 12.3 points a night- Adam Allen chips in 10.4 a game- and Blessig posts 10.2 a night. Dirkin (6.1 rebounds a game) and  Blessig 3.8 assists lead the team in those respective categories.
  The Panthers come in with the third best offense (86 points a game.) The Panthers have scored 80 points or more in six straight games. This included a 103-81 drubbing of Lynn in the conference opener. On the defensive end, the Panthers are eighth in the SSC giving up 77 points a night. The Panthers are also one of the top shot blocking teams in the country (seventh) in both blocks- and blocks per game.
  The Panthers have the two top scorers in the league. Chris Carter puts up 20.8 points per game and is third in Division II in assists. Jermaine Jackson scores 19.5 points a game, and shoots 47 percent from the floor on the season. Corbin Jackson has stuffed the stat sheet all season long. He comes into Wednesday action averaging 15.8 points- 11.8 rebounds- and 3.7 blocks per game.
  The Panthers last time out was just there second loss of the season. It was a 92-80 defeat at the hands of Saint Leo. Jermaine Jackson led the way with 22, while Corbin Jackson added 12.
The line: Florida Tech by 8
Other SSC lines:
Saint Leo -1.5@Tampa
Eckerd +11@Florida  Southern
Palm Beach Atlantic +9@Barry
Nova Southeastern +3@Lynn

SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 2-0 (13-0)
Eckerd 1-0 (8-4)
Barry 1-1 (9-1)
Saint Leo 1-1 (12-2)
Florida Tech 1-1 (11-2)
Tampa 1-1 (8-3)
Rollins 1-1 (6-5)
Lynn 0-1 (6-5)
Nova Southeastern 0-2 (3-9)