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| 12/21/23 - Home | 72-48 W |
| 11/20/23 - Away | 59-18 W |
| 01/19/23 - Away | 53-49 W |
| 11/22/22 - Home | 70-32 W |
| 11/23/21 - Away | 64-47 W |
| + 2 more games |
North Port is 7-0 against DeSoto County since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Port Bobcats will face off against the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. North Port has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 21.
On Tuesday, North Port lost to Charlotte at home by a 59-41 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Fightin' Tarpons are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely DeSoto County's strategy against Lake Placid last Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that DeSoto County blew Lake Placid out of the water with a 67-18 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-15.
The win made it two in a row for DeSoto County and bumps their season record up to 8-11. As for North Port, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
North Port took their victory against DeSoto County in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 72-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Port since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
