The Dunnellon Tigers and the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dunnellon has four straight wins, P.K. Yonge has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Dunnellon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 65-12 victory over Lake Weir. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
| 12/12/24 @ Lake Weir | 23 |
| 12/07/24 vs Belleview | 21 |
| 12/05/24 @ Nature Coast Tech | 18 |
| 12/09/24 vs Lecanto | 10 |
| 11/26/24 @ Trenton | 7 |
Dunnellon found their leader in sophomore Tonyah Boggs, who dropped a triple-double on 23 points, ten assists, and 11 steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Boggs has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamyra Reid, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards.
Dunnellon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge took a blow against Orange Park on Monday, falling 68-36. While losing is never fun, the Blue Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Raiders are ranked 181st).
P.K. Yonge's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Dunnellon, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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