Having just played yesterday, the Lake Weir Hurricanes will jump right back in to play the West Port Wolf Pack at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Weir is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 65-60 victory over Yulee on Thursday. While the Hurricanes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lake Weir's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alcarlos Richard, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. John Smith was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points.
Lake Weir smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Port was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of East Ridge. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (66), the Wolf Pack still had to take the loss.
Lake Weir has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for West Port, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Lake Weir didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Port when the teams last played back in November, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Weir since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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