The Zephyrhills Bulldogs and the Blake Yellow Jackets squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Zephyrhills Bulldogs had to settle for second. They were dealt a 77-43 defeat at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, Zephyrhills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Blake is ranked 84th).
Joe Philon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blake, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Philon hasn't dropped below two blocks for nine straight games. Joshua Lewis was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Zephyrhills' loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Blake, their win bumped their record up to 23-5.
Zephyrhills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blake, they will square off against Wesley Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wesley Chapel has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 2,129 points over their last 28 games.
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