Dunnellon was the 84-65 winner over Lake Weir when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Dunnellon Tigers took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Weir Hurricanes on Tuesday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Dunnellon had strong showings from Eli Nelson, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds, and Tre'Quori Rollerson, who posted eight points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtlyn Mack, who had four points.
Antonio Jackson was his usual excellent self, going 5 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with six assists and six boards for Lake Weir. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in steals (six). John Smith was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points.
Dunnellon's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Lake Weir, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dunnellon will challenge North Marion at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Dunnellon likes a good challenge. As for Lake Weir, they will take on Umatilla at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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