The Babcock Trailblazers and the DeSoto County Bulldogs will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Babcock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Naples Classical for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-46 victory. With the Trailblazers ahead 38-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County posted their biggest win since December 28, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 75-50 margin over The Village School of Naples. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 64-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Marlon Taylor, who went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (57%). Another player making a difference was Enrique Castro, who earned ten points along with four steals.
DeSoto County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Babcock, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
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