The Dunnellon Tigers will take on the Citrus Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dunnellon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Dunnellon is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lake Weir: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dunnellon blew Lake Weir out of the water with a 56-9 final score. With the Tigers ahead 28-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
01/30/25 vs Lake Weir | 8 |
01/23/25 @ Umatilla | 3 |
01/07/25 @ Trinity Catholic | 5 |
12/18/24 @ Lecanto | 4 |
12/17/24 vs P.K. Yonge | 8 |
Dunnellon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tonyah Boggs out in front who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten assists. Boggs is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Adriana Soto, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 17 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Citrus lost to Lecanto at home by a 66-47 margin on Friday. While the Hurricanes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 11-6 in the first quarter.
Citrus dropped their record down to 9-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Dunnellon, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Dunnellon was able to grind out a solid victory over Citrus in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 49-39. Does Dunnellon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Citrus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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