If the Lake Minneola Hawks were feeling good off their 81-50 takedown of the East Ridge Knights last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Lake Minneola fell 63-50 to Eustis on Thursday. The matchup was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but Lake Minneola was outscored by Eustis in the second.
When it comes to explaining why Lake Minneola lost, one person who can't be blamed is Landon Blackwell. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Isom, who scored 13 points.
Lake Minneola now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Eustis, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Minneola won't have much time to rest: their next game is against East Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. East Ridge is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. As for Eustis, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Evans at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th.
