The Land O' Lakes Gators pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 77-62 fall against Wesley Chapel. While losing is never fun, Land O' Lakes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Wesley Chapel is ranked 102nd).
Land O' Lakes' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordan Massie, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds, and Max Moore who scored 15 points. That was a full 33.9% of Land O' Lakes' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Noah Mathan was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.
Wesley Chapel was led to victory by Trey Murray and Sian Morris. Murray scored 19 points along with three steals, while Morris scored 19 points along with six assists and two steals. Murray is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javin Harrison, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds.
Land O' Lakes has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Wesley Chapel, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Land O' Lakes will take on Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wesley Chapel won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against P.K. Yonge at 4:30 p.m. on January 13th. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Jantzen Griffin and Murray.
