Basketball Preview: Mitchell Mustangs vs. Land O' Lakes Gators
Mitchell hasn't had much luck against Land O' Lakes recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mitchell Mustangs will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Mitchell focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up nine last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Mitchell was fully in charge, breezing past Hudson 68-35. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-20.
Eli Wilson had an outrageously good game as he went 12 for 16 en route to 28 points plus five steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Mason Starr, who scored ten points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes came into Tuesday's match having lost 16 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Largo 54-38 on Tuesday.
Chartric Darby was his usual excellent self, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Murria, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Land O' Lakes smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
The win made it two in a row for Mitchell and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Land O' Lakes, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Mitchell strolled past Land O' Lakes when the teams last played back in January by a score of 72-57. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Land O' Lakes' Jordan Massie, who went 5 for 12 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Mitchell to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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