The Lake Weir Hurricanes won the last time they faced the Freedom Patriots, and things went their way on Friday too. Lake Weir narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Freedom 54-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Weir.
Lake Weir can attribute much of their success to Tra'shawn Warren, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Kiner, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Freedom's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malcolm Frisby, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Connor Rambis, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Lake Weir's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Freedom, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Lake Weir will square off against Umatilla at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Weir will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 458th, while Umatilla is ranked 220th). As for Freedom, they will take on Apopka at TBD on Tuesday. Apopka will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Freedom surely won't give up without a fight.
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