Basketball Recap: Umatilla Bulldogs vs. Tavares Bulldogs
The Umatilla Bulldogs stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They breezed by Tavares at home to the tune of 53-21. Given Umatilla's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Umatilla had a senior duo take command as Lauren Archer dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds and Trinity Brennan scored 19 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brennan has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Alina Wilson, who scored two points along with four steals.
Umatilla has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Tavares, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
Umatilla and the Bulldogs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Tavares, they will take on the Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
