A victory for Lake Weir just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Eustis Panthers, falling 71-39. The Hurricanes lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in December of 2018, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 58-49 score last time.
Lake Weir's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alcarlos Richard, who had six points in addition to eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Shell, who posted eight points.
Timothy Key was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 13 en route to 25 points for Eustis. What's more, Key also racked up five threes, the most he's had since back in January. Lomar Sparrow was another key player, scoring eight points plus seven assists and six rebounds.
Lake Weir now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Eustis, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Lake Weir has already played their next contest (against Eustis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Eustis, they will take on South Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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