Lake Nona was the 67-52 winner over Poinciana when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Nona Lions fell just short of the Poinciana Eagles by a score of 47-45 on Thursday.
Lake Nona lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kymani Dixon, who had 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brysen Flowers, who posted ten points plus three steals.
It was another big night for Javonte Simpson-Lee, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds for Poinciana. Simpson-Lee is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ernest Nunn, who scored ten points.
Lake Nona's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Poinciana, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Lake Nona has already played their next contest (against Poinciana), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Poinciana, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bishop Moore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poinciana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.5 points per game this season.
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