The Wekiva Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Horizon Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wekiva easily dispatched Boone last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Mustangs fell just short of North Tampa Christian Academy by a score of 60-57 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Wekiva's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jakayla Johnson, who shot 57% from the field en route to 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, and Jasmine Pooler, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Tiana Washington was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, it may have taken triple overtime to finish the job, but Horizon ultimately got the result they hoped for last Friday. They snuck past Winter Park with a 64-58 victory.
Horizon's win came from a few key players Wekiva will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was KaiLani McGowan, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alivia Green, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 16 points and five boards.
Horizon's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wekiva, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Wekiva couldn't quite get it done against Horizon in their previous matchup back in January as they fell 51-44. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Amaya Mitchell (who went 10-for-16 on her way to 23 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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