Gulf lost to Zephyrhills back in January of 2020, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Gulf Buccaneers walked away with a 61-49 victory over the Zephyrhills Bulldogs. While the Buccaneers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
| 12/11/24 @ Zephyrhills | 5 |
| 12/10/24 @ Land O' Lakes | 3 |
| 12/09/24 vs River Ridge | 2 |
| 12/06/24 vs Hudson | 5 |
| 12/04/24 @ Angeline Academy of Innovation | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gulf to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Murphy, who went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points along with six assists and five steals. Murphy is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydn Wood, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Gulf's record is now 7-2. As for Zephyrhills, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Gulf will venture away from home to challenge Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulf is facing Mitchell at the right time seeing as Mitchell is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Zephyrhills, they will welcome Lakeland Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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