Basketball Recap: Land O' Lakes Drops Highest Score of Season Against Zephyrhills

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Team Score

01/07/25 @ Zephyrhills	74
12/17/24 vs Fivay	71
12/04/24 vs River Ridge	71
01/01/25 vs Gulf	65
12/03/24 @ Mitchell	60

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Land O' Lakes). They strolled past the Zephyrhills Bulldogs with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 74-56. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Land O' Lakes found their leader in freshman Sequel Hodge, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 14 points and six assists. Chartric Darby was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight boards.

Land O' Lakes was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Land O' Lakes' win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Zephyrhills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Land O' Lakes will face off against Wesley Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Zephyrhills, they will square off against Wildwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Zephyrhills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.