The Wekiva Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Lake Buena Vista Vipers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wekiva knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Lake Buena Vista likes a good challenge.
Wekiva fought the good fight in their overtime game against Timber Creek on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 73-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Wekiva's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Eric Nichols, who posted 19 points, and Jasen Francillon, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 boards.
Meanwhile, Lake Buena Vista lost 65-44 to Lake Nona on Tuesday.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wekiva fell to 4-1. As for Lake Buena Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Wekiva against Lake Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the squad secured a 68-22 victory. In that contest, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 31-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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