Dunnellon and Lecanto are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Dunnellon Tigers challenge the Lecanto Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. 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 in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 71-56 win over Hernando on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Lecanto put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Nature Coast Tech with points to spare, taking the game 50-36. The 50-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lecanto pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for Dunnellon, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Dunnellon suffered a grim 70-50 defeat to Lecanto when the teams last played back in January of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lecanto's JT Tipton, who posted 18 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Now that Dunnellon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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