Zephyrhills was the 70-39 winner over Gulf when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Zephyrhills Bulldogs fell 61-49 to the Gulf Buccaneers on Wednesday.
Gulf's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Murphy, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to 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 of 12 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Zephyrhills' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Gulf, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Zephyrhills will take on Lakeland Christian in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at. As for Gulf, they will challenge Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulf is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season.
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