The Dunnellon Tigers and the Southwest Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 11:20 p.m. on Friday. Dunnellon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Dunnellon faced off against Lecanto on Friday. Dunnellon was dealt a 76-47 loss at the hands of Lecanto. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.
Despite the defeat, Dunnellon got top-tier performance from Tre'Quori Rollerson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Rollerson is becoming a predictor of Dunnellon's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Eli Nelson was another key player, putting up seven points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest). They breezed by JC Bermudez Doral to the tune of 65-38 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted since January 29th.
Southwest's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Dunnellon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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