Vanguard fought the good fight in their overtime match against Eustis on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Eustis Panthers 53-49. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 67-54 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2021.
It was another big night for Cornelius Hines, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards for Eustis. Hines is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Riley, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Vanguard and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Eustis, their record is now 8-4.
Vanguard won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Milton at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday. As for Eustis, they and Creekside will face off at 6:10 p.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played. Eustis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
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