Lake Minneola was the 49-35 winner over Olympia when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Minneola Hawks took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympia Titans. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Titans are ranked 41st).
| 01/15/25 @ Olympia | 14 |
| 11/30/24 vs East River | 11 |
| 11/21/24 @ East Ridge | 7 |
| 12/02/24 @ South Sumter | 7 |
| 01/03/25 @ Hope Academy | 7 |
When it comes to explaining why Lake Minneola lost on Wednesday, don't look at Andy Julien. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Julien a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Gillard, who earned nine points.
Olympia was led to victory by Bishop Wenze and Jonathan ?JJ? Watts. Wenze dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards, while ?JJ? Watts went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Jamison Blake also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Lake Minneola has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Olympia, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Lake Minneola wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-47 victory against Lake Brantley on the 22nd. As for Olympia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-64 loss against The Villages Charter on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
