Gulf is 1-9 against Land O' Lakes since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Gulf Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Gulf's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
While Gulf didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 75-65 win over River Ridge on Monday.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Carrollwood Day.
Gulf will have to keep a close watch on Nathan Frierson and Brody Soldano, a pair of players who had a big impact on Land O' Lakes' prior game. Frierson went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points and eight boards, while Soldano went 5 of 8 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chartric Darby, who posted 11 points.
Gulf pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Land O' Lakes, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Gulf beat Land O' Lakes 56-49 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Land O' Lakes' Maxwell Moore, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Gulf to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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