After flying high against East Ridge last Friday, South Lake came back down to earth. The South Lake Eagles might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Forest Wildcats an easy 71-49 win. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in February of 2020.
12/17/24 @ Forest | 17 |
12/13/24 @ East Ridge | 37 |
12/12/24 vs Mount Dora Christian Academy | 31 |
12/10/24 vs Wildwood | 33 |
12/06/24 vs Lake Minneola | 18 |
12/03/24 vs Foundation Academy | 30 |
Despite the loss, South Lake still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Pina, who went 8 of 15 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Pina's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was David Pina, who posted ten points and six boards.
With the defeat, South Lake broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3. As for Forest, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
South Lake will venture away from home to face off against Legacy Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season. As for Forest, they will be taking part in a tournament against Lanier Christian Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Lanier Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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