Having just played yesterday, the Land O' Lakes Gators will jump right back in to play the Lecanto Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Land O' Lakes will head out to face Lecanto after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Land O' Lakes fell 39-32 to Gaither. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/03/25 vs Gaither | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Parrish Community | 1 |
| 12/18/24 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 1 |
| 12/16/24 @ Palmetto | 1 |
| 12/09/24 vs Pasco | 1 |
Land O' Lakes' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jessi Saffold, who dropped a triple-double on 11 points, 14 boards, and 16 steals, and Alexandra Romano, who posted four points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Romano a new career-high in steals (two).
Meanwhile, Lecanto also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to River Ridge by a score of 44-33.
Land O' Lakes' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-7. As for Lecanto, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Land O' Lakes strolled past Lecanto in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 71-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lecanto's Bryleigh Florio, who earned 21 points and six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Land O' Lakes still be able to contain Florio? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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