DeSoto County hasn't had much luck against Sebring recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The DeSoto County Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully DeSoto County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, DeSoto County finally turned things around against Mulberry on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 78-68.
Rylan Unruh had a dynamite game for DeSoto County, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Unruh has been hot for a while, having also posted three or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Azir Blanding, who scored 12 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
DeSoto County was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Sebring unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Haines City on Tuesday.
Sebring might have lost, but man, Kaleb Nobles was a machine: he scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Allen, who posted 12 points.
DeSoto County came up short against Sebring in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 79-66. Thankfully for DeSoto County, Sylvester Lewis (who went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points plus six rebounds and four blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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