Land O' Lakes lost against East Lake back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Land O' Lakes Gators received a blow as they fell 62-47 to the East Lake Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Despite the loss, Land O' Lakes saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jakobe Rasmussen went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chartric Darby, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Lake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Cooper, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jordan Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Land O' Lakes now has a losing record at 5-6. As for East Lake, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Land O' Lakes will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Zephyrhills at 8:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Land O' Lakes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. As for East Lake, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-58 loss against Haines City on the 21st.
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