Basketball Recap: Lake Weir Sets Scoring Season-High Against Dunnellon

Hurricanes

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Dunnellon	71
12/20/24 vs West Port	65
12/19/24 vs Yulee	65
01/09/25 @ North Marion	61
12/04/24 @ Trinity Catholic	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Weir). They strolled past the Dunnellon Tigers with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 71-56. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 54-47 back in December of 2024.

Lake Weir's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antonio Jackson led the charge by going 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Amar Young, who posted 16 points and three steals.

Lake Weir smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Despite the loss, Dunnellon still got an impressive performance from Eli Nelson, who went 10 of 19 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. That was a full 41.1% of Dunnellon's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre'Quori Rollerson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Lake Weir is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Dunnellon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.

Lake Weir won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Forest at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Weir is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. As for Dunnellon, they and West Port will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Dunnellon is facing West Port at the right time seeing as West Port is stuck on a five-game losing streak.