Basketball Recap: Milford Piles Up the Points Against Dunnellon

Eagles

Team Score

12/27/24 vs Dunnellon	70
12/12/24 vs West Clermont	53
12/16/24 vs Loveland	50
12/19/24 @ Winton Woods	49
12/05/24 @ Kings	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milford). They breezed by the Dunnellon Tigers to the tune of 70-27 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 41st in Ohio, while the Tigers are ranked 231st in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Milford to victory were Violet Shuluga and Gabby Chadwell. Shuluga went 10 of 12 on her way to 21 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Chadwell made all 6 shots she took to post 16 points and three steals. Chadwell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Chadwell, who posted eight points.

Milford was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Milford's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Dunnellon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.

Milford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-26 victory against Clearwater on the 28th. As for Dunnellon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 40-28 loss against Wesley Chapel on the 28th.