If Land O' Lakes was riding high fresh off their 60-34 takedown of Steinbrenner last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Land O' Lakes Gators lost to the Sunlake Seahawks at home by a 56-42 margin on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Gators of the 65-39 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
| 01/17/25 vs Sunlake | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Nature Coast Tech | 1 |
| 01/01/25 vs Gulf | 1 |
| 12/19/24 @ East Lake | 1 |
| 12/17/24 vs Fivay | 1 |
Several Gators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nathan Frierson, who posted nine points and six boards. The dominant performance also gave Frierson a new career-high in steals (two). Graham Robinson was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Land O' Lakes has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Sunlake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Land O' Lakes is taking a road trip to take on Hudson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sunlake, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against South Sumter at 6:00 p.m. Sunlake knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully South Sumter likes a good challenge.
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