Wekiva fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Timber Creek on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 73-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Wekiva's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Eric Nichols, who posted 19 points, and Jasen Francillon, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Timber Creek was led to victory by Ethan Espinal and Chase Hibbard. Espinal shot 60% from beyond the arc en route to 28 points, while Hibbard dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Hibbard's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Jan Phillip L?ck also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wekiva fell to 4-1. As for Timber Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Looking ahead, Wekiva will take on Lake Buena Vista at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Timber Creek, they will square off against Sarasota at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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