Trinity Catholic was the 60-58 winner over Lake Weir when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Trinity Catholic Celtics received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 61-45 to the Lake Weir Hurricanes. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Catholic lost, don't look at Julian Mendez. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Sandoval, who scored seven points plus two steals.
Lake Weir was led to victory by Amar Young and John Smith. Young had 17 points along with two steals, while Smith went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Young a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Antonio Jackson, who posted eight points in addition to two steals.
Trinity Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lake Weir, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Trinity Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Trinity Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Lake Weir, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Vanguard at 7:00 p.m.
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