The Oviedo Lions will challenge the Hagerty Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Oviedo was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Lake Brantley. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Cameron Bryant and Dean Adkins. Adkins had a great game and went 6 for 13 on his way to 20 points and three steals. Meanwhile, Bryant did his best for the losing side, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Hagerty suffered their biggest defeat since January 19, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Lake Howell, falling 72-49. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Silverhawks are ranked 31st).
Oviedo will need focus on slowing down Josiah Ortiz, one of several Hagerty players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points. Ortiz is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Morrow, who posted ten points.
Oviedo's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Hagerty, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Oviedo didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Hagerty in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oviedo since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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