Basketball Preview: Land O' Lakes Gators vs. Carrollwood Day Patriots
The Land O' Lakes Gators will challenge the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Land O' Lakes focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 31 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Land O' Lakes came up short against Wesley Chapel and fell 60-52.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jaylin Neder, who went 8 for 17 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and five steals. The contest was her tenth in a row with at least ten points. Jessi Saffold was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine rebounds and ten steals.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost to Academy of the Holy Names on the road by a 48-34 margin last Tuesday.
Land O' Lakes now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Carrollwood Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Land O' Lakes ended up a good deal behind Carrollwood Day in their previous matchup back in January, losing 69-50. Thankfully for Land O' Lakes, Leighann Hanley (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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