Lake Minneola's tournament run continued when they took on Stranahan on Saturday. The Lake Minneola Hawks fell 63-56 to the Stranahan Mighty Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Mighty Dragons are ranked 36th).
Lake Minneola lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tyrell Thomas, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. Ethan Isom was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Stranahan can attribute much of their success to Esron Simeon, who posted 13 points and three steals. Simeon is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of David Nealy, who had 15 points.
Lake Minneola has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Stranahan, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lake Minneola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-53 victory against Hope Academy on the 3rd. As for Stranahan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 71-48 win against Lakeland on the 3rd.
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