The Zephyrhills Bulldogs and the Lakeland Christian Vikings will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Zephyrhills came up short against Gulf and fell 61-49.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-62 heartbreaker at the hands of McKeel Academy. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Wildcats are ranked 277th).
Zephyrhills' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Lakeland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Zephyrhills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lakeland Christian in their previous meeting last Friday, but they still walked away with a 46-41 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakeland Christian's Colton Donahue, who went 9 for 13 on his way to 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Zephyrhills still be able to contain Donahue? There's only one way to find out.
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