The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs lost against the Sarasota Sailors back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Lakewood Ranch received a tough blow as they fell 60-44 to Sarasota. Lakewood Ranch has not had much luck with Sarasota recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood Ranch had strong showings from Isaiah Allen, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds, and David Young, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Allen scored a full 47.7% of Lakewood Ranch's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was James Butler, who scored 3 points along with 3 steals.
Lakewood Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sarasota, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lakewood Ranch won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Gulf Coast at 7:30 p.m. on December 1st. As for Sarasota, they will take on Mariner at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday.
