Basketball Recap: George Jenkins Beats Lake Region for Their Fourth Straight Win

Eagles

Previous 4 Games

01/14/25 vs Lake Region	48-37
01/09/25 @ Mulberry	78-50
12/28/24 vs Brandon Academy	49-44
12/27/24 vs Lake Buena Vista	50-40

George Jenkins had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 48-37 victory over the Lake Region Thunder. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

George Jenkins' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kordel Hilliard led the charge by going 6 for 7 en route to 15 points. Hilliard is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Omari Vega also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

George Jenkins was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Region only posted three assists.

Lake Region lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Christopher German, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lynkon Ricks, who put up nine points.

George Jenkins is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Lake Region, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

George Jenkins has already played their next contest, a 100-40 loss against Tampa Catholic on the 15th. As for Lake Region, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 76-42 defeat against Lakeland on the 16th.