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| 12/12/22 - Away | 67-27 W |
| 12/01/22 - Home | 82-32 W |
| 01/04/22 - Away | 75-44 W |
| 11/30/21 - Home | 54-37 W |
| 02/09/21 - Home | 59-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
Umatilla has gone 8-2 against Tavares recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Umatilla Bulldogs will welcome the Tavares Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Umatilla has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Umatilla is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since December 12, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Faith Christian by a score of 63-60. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 660th, while the Lions are ranked 236th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tavares). They put the hurt on East Ridge with a sharp 81-56 win on Friday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 51.8 points per game.
Tavares' win came from a few key players Umatilla will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was LANDON SAMUEL, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of AMARE WALKER, who went 6 of 12 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Tavares was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Tavares is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Umatilla, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything came up roses for Umatilla against Tavares in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 67-27 win. In that contest, Umatilla amassed a halftime lead of 41-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
