Basketball Game Preview: Lake Weir Hurricanes vs. Dunnellon Tigers

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 3:43am

Preview: Lake Weir Hurricanes vs. Dunnellon Tigers

Lake Weir has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Dunnellon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on January 25th. Lake Weir comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.

Lake Weir suffered their biggest loss since December 5, 2023 on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a rough 64-23 loss at the hands of Dunnellon. Lake Weir was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-15.

Lake Weir dropped their record down to 0-13 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Dunnellon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.

Lake Weir was taken down by Dunnellon 64-23 when the teams last played on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dunnellon's Tatiana Matthews, who dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 11 assists, and 12 steals. Now that Lake Weir knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.