The Dunnellon Tigers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They strolled past Nature Coast Tech with points to spare, taking the game 44-26. For Dunnellon, this counts as revenge for the 49-46 defeat Nature Coast Tech walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Sean Martin was a one-man wrecking crew for Dunnellon as he scored 14 points along with four steals. Martin has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tre'quori Rollerson, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Nature Coast Tech had strong showings from AJ Ramsaroop, who scored five points along with seven rebounds, and Blake Johnson, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Dunnellon's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Nature Coast Tech, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.
Dunnellon and Forest will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Dunnellon is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season. As for Nature Coast Tech, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Gulf at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. One thing working in Gulf's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
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