After flying high against First Academy on Thursday, East Ridge came back down to earth. The East Ridge Knights had to suffer through a 92-58 loss at the hands of the Lake Minneola Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Hawks are ranked 141st).
East Ridge lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Julian Estevaz, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points. Estevaz continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Jordan Corman was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
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Even though they lost, East Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
It was another big night for Ethan Isom, who posted 26 points for Lake Minneola. The dominant performance gave Isom a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Tyrell Thomas, who had 14 points.
East Ridge dropped their record down to 6-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lake Minneola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
When East Ridge and Lake Minneola next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. East Ridge will challenge Wildwood and their five-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lake Minneola will try to stop Windermere's six-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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