Basketball Preview: Trinity Catholic Celtics vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes
The Trinity Catholic Celtics will face off against the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Trinity Catholic focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
Trinity Catholic saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Sumter.
Loss or not, Trinity Catholic got some senior leadership from Julian Mendez and Jadiel Jimenez. Mendez scored 18 points plus five assists, while Jimenez posted 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Mendez.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lake Weir just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Eustis, falling 71-39.
Lake Weir now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Trinity Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Trinity Catholic skirted past Lake Weir 60-58 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lake Weir's Amari Kiner, who earned 13 points in addition to seven rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Trinity Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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