DeSoto County has gone 7-2 against Fort Meade recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The DeSoto County Bulldogs will welcome the Fort Meade Miners at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
DeSoto County lost 83-60 to Avon Park on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now lost five in a row.
| 12/06/24 @ Avon Park | 5 |
| 11/30/24 @ Babcock | 4 |
| 11/21/24 vs Mulberry | 4 |
| 11/30/23 @ Okeechobee | 3 |
| 01/22/24 vs Bayshore | 3 |
DeSoto County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rylan Unruh, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards, and Jayden Santiago, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Unruh a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Melquior Jean, who posted five points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade didn't have quite enough to beat Mulberry on Thursday and fell 63-60. That's two games in a row now that the Miners have lost by exactly three points.
DeSoto County will need focus on slowing down Omari Russell, one of several Fort Meade players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Berrien, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
DeSoto County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Fort Meade, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
DeSoto County lost to Fort Meade at home by a decisive 64-49 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Can DeSoto County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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