The Rollins Tars have dropped six straight games and will look to a place where they have had a lot of success in past seasons, the Marion Bowman Activities Center where they will face the Saint Leo Lions in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday. The Tars come in with a record of 14-13 and 10-9 in the SSC. Saint Leo comes into the contest with a 12-18 record and 7-12 in the SSC. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call. Saturday will be a 730 PM tip.
The Tars are coming into the game averaging 83.8 points per game as a team- while they give up 83.8 points per game as well. The Tars were a 85-80 loser to Eckerd last time out. Jakobi Bonner continued his hot streak of late scoring 23 points- Jeff Merton added 21- and- Deion Clark netted 15. The Tars shot 56 percent as a team- 45 percent (9-20) from the 3-point line- and- 83 percent (15-18) from the free throw line. The Tars had 11 assists and 11 turnovers in the contest. Sam Philpott is the Tars leading scorer at 17.6 points per game- but remains sidelined with an injury. Merton puts up 16.9 points and 4.2 rebounds a game. Connor McKim puts up 11. points and dishes out 3.5 assists a game- while Clark and Eric Castaneda score 10.4 a night. The Tars can get a first round home game in the SSC with a win Saturday and a Nova Southeastern loss. With a loss the Tars could fall as far as seventh in the conference.
The Lions have lost four in a row themselves. Last time out they were a 84-69 loser to Eckerd. Isiah Hill had 20 points to lead Saint Leo in that one. Kyran McClure and Junior Searcy each added 16 in the defeat. Hill paces the Lions with 12.4 points and 5.1 rebounds a night. Searcy scores 12 a game- while DeAndre King and Tyreece Brice each score 11.6 a night. The Lions average 72 points a game on offense- while defensively they give up 76.6 a night.
Saint Leo guarantees themselves a spot in the SSC tournament with a win on Saturday. With a loss and a Florida Tech win the Lions would miss the postseason.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Saint Leo by 1.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Nova Southeastern -3 @Florida Tech
Tampa +14 @Barry
Florida Southern -5.5 @Embry-Riddle
Eckerd -1 @ Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Barry 14-5 (18-6)
Eckerd 13-6 (20-6)
Florida Southern 12-7 (18-9)
Nova Southeastern 11-8 (17-8)
Lynn 11-9 (14-12)
Rollins 10-9 (14-13)
Palm Beach Atlantic 9-10 (15-15)
Saint Leo 8-11 (12-15)
Florida Tech 7-12 (12-15)
Embry-Riddle 5-14 (11-16)
Tampa 5-14 (9-16)
South Region Rankings:
1. Morehouse
2. Valdosta State
3. West Florida
4. Clark-Atlanta
5. Barry
6. Eckerd
7. Claiflin
8. Florida Southern
9. Nova Southeastern
10. West Alabama
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