The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will take on the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lemon Bay sitting on six straight wins and DeSoto County on three.
Lemon Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past LaBelle, posting a 62-25 victory. The contest marked the Manta Rays' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for DeSoto County against Island Coast on Thursday as the team secured a 69-23 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
DeSoto County has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Lemon Bay, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lemon Bay strolled past DeSoto County in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 63-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemon Bay since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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