Basketball Game Preview: Wesley Chapel Wildcats vs. Zephyrhills Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	40-32 W
11/28/23 - Away	60-43 W
01/06/23 - Home	59-42 W
02/04/22 - Neutral	39-27 W
01/07/22 - Away	57-34 W
+ 5 more games

Wesley Chapel is 10-0 against Zephyrhills since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will challenge the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Wesley Chapel lost to Booker at home by a 73-56 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 39th).

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Zephyrhills walked away with it. They claimed a resounding 58-20 victory over the Pirates. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.

Zephyrhills has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points per game. As for Wesley Chapel, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.

Wesley Chapel was able to grind out a solid win over Zephyrhills in their previous meeting back in January, winning 40-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wesley Chapel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.