You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mount Dora on Thursday. They strolled past the Crooms Academy Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 64-47.
| 01/30/25 vs Crooms Academy | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Lyman | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ Orangewood Christian | 4 |
| 01/22/25 @ Winter Springs | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ Freedom | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Tavares | 3 |
It was another big night for Daqavious Taylor, who posted 28 points and three steals. He has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was D'Micah Lowman, who earned seven points and four steals.
Mount Dora smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Crooms Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Kenai Anderson and Raoh Connell. Anderson almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while Connell scored 11 points. The dominant performance gave Connell a new career-high in points.
Mount Dora's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Crooms Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9.
Mount Dora has already played their next matchup, a 55-38 loss against Hagerty on the 31st. As for Crooms Academy, they will take on Cocoa Beach on Wednesday. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
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