Dunnellon was the 51-49 winner over Forest when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Dunnellon Tigers fell 42-35 to the Forest Wildcats on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Wildcats are ranked 97th).
Forest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Janaina Wess led the charge by putting up eight points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Wess has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 25 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ja'Niyah McCoy, who posted ten points.
Dunnellon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Dunnellon has already played their next contest (against Umatilla), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Forest will be taking part in a tournament against West Port at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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