The Lake Minneola Hawks came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Apopka with points to spare, taking the game 62-46. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Minneola also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2018.
Lake Minneola was led to victory by Aliyah Perry and Patricia Casimir. Perry dropped a double-double on 17 points and 10 steals, while Casimir dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. The matchup was Perry's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Saunders, who scored 11 points along with 7 steals.
Lake Minneola's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Apopka, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lake Minneola won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lake Brantley at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. Lake Brantley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Lake Minneola is ranked 131st). Apopka won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wekiva at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th.
