Lake Minneola and South Lake squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Lake Minneola had to settle for second. They fell just short of the South Lake Eagles by a score of 33-30. Sadly, that's the third time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 48-32 back in January.
Lake Minneola's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harley Velez, who posted 14 points. Nya Jones was another key player, putting up ten points.
South Lake was led to victory by Jazmyn Robles and Zoe Sheffield. Robles dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Sheffield had six points along with 12 boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Robles a new career-high in boards.
Lake Minneola has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for South Lake, they moved to 9-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Lake Minneola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Lake, they will head out to take on Edgewater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Lake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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