Lake Brantley was the 46-40 winner over Lake Minneola when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Brantley Patriots fell just short of the Lake Minneola Hawks by a score of 49-47 on Wednesday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Brantley's loss came despite strong showings from Dean Adkins and Julian Vargas. Adkins went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points, while Vargas posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Doherty, who put up eight points and five rebounds.
Leading Lake Minneola to victory were Brandon Colbert and Tyrell Thomas. Colbert earned 19 points, while Thomas had 16 points.
Lake Brantley's record now sits at 14-9. As for Lake Minneola, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Lake Brantley has already played their next game (against Lake Mary), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lake Minneola will host East Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. East Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lake Minneola likes a good challenge.
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