Tavares fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Mount Dora on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 45-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mount Dora Hurricanes. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hurricanes earlier this season, when they won 39-36.
Mount Dora got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Meralis Garcia out in front who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taejah Bosch, who put up 13 points.
Tavares' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-10. As for Mount Dora, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
Tavares has already played their next matchup (against Hope Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mount Dora and Belleview will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.
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