The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Dunnellon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: P.K. Yonge has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Dunnellon will arrive with four straight wins.
On Monday, P.K. Yonge took a blow against Orange Park, falling 68-36. While losing is never fun, the Blue Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Raiders are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dunnellon). They really took it to Lake Weir for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-12 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-8.
P.K. Yonge better keep an eye on Tonyah Boggs. She was instrumental in Dunnellon's win, dropping a triple-double on 23 points, ten assists, and 11 steals. Boggs is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamyra Reid, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards.
Dunnellon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
Dunnellon's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for P.K. Yonge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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