The Lake Minneola Hawks and the East River Falcons will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Minneola will be strutting in after a victory while East River will be coming in after a defeat.
While Lake Minneola didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 44-35 win over South Sumter on Monday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Raiders are ranked 441st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/15/25 @ South Sumter | 8 |
| 12/11/25 @ South Lake | 2 |
| 12/09/25 vs Mount Dora | 8 |
| 12/08/25 vs Edgewater | 2 |
| 12/04/25 vs East Ridge | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Lake Minneola's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaitlyn Humphreys led the charge by dropping a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. Humphreys is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jaelin Bailey, who posted ten points along with six steals and five assists.
Meanwhile, East River came up short against Celebration on Thursday, falling 64-39. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East River's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lake Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Lake Minneola took their win against East River when the teams last played back in December of 2018 by a conclusive 60-38 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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