On Friday, the Eustis Panthers escaped with a win against the Olympia Titans by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eustis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lomar Sparrow, who went 9 for 14 en route to 24 points. What's more, Sparrow also posted a 64% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Timothy Key, who earned 13 points.
James Nowells and Bishop Wenze certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Nowells had 19 points plus seven rebounds, while Wenze went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds.
Eustis pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Olympia, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Eustis has already played their next game, a 60-53 defeat against Master's Academy on the 25th. As for Olympia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-47 victory against Windermere Prep on the 27th.
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