Basketball Game Preview: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Apopka Blue Darters

The Lake Minneola Hawks will take on the Apopka Blue Darters at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Minneola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.

Lake Minneola will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against South Lake on Friday. Lake Minneola blew past South Lake 69-45.

Lake Minneola got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Isom out in front who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc to post 19 points. That's the most points Isom has posted since back in November of 2024. Brandon Colbert was another key player, as he made all 7 shots he took to post 15 points.

Apopka has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edgewater on Friday. The contest marked the Blue Darters' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Lake Minneola's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Apopka, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.

Lake Minneola came up short against Apopka when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 50-42. Will Lake Minneola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.