Basketball Preview: Carrollwood Day Patriots vs. Land O' Lakes Gators
The Carrollwood Day Patriots will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carrollwood Day can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home last Tuesday. They took a 48-34 bruising from Academy of the Holy Names.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes came up short against Wesley Chapel on Tuesday and fell 60-52.
Despite their defeat, Land O' Lakes saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jaylin Neder, who went 8 for 17 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and five steals, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 42.3% of Land O' Lakes' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jessi Saffold was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine rebounds and ten steals.
Carrollwood Day strolled past Land O' Lakes in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 69-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carrollwood Day since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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