Two dominant guards in Ruby Patterson and Tonyah Boggs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the The Rock Lions duke it out with the Dunnellon Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 101-38, which was the final score in The Rock's tilt against Montverde Academy Gold on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Eagles are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Dunnellon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 47-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fivay.
The Rock will need focus on slowing down Shamyra Reid, one of several Dunnellon players who made an impact when they last played. She posted four points in addition to 11 rebounds and five steals. Reid is becoming a predictor of Dunnellon's success: when she posts at least ten boards the team is 5-2 (and 2-5 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Joseleen Malave, who had 13 points and five rebounds.
Dunnellon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for The Rock, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
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