Dunnellon lost against Lake Weir back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tigers took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 83rd).
Lake Weir's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amar Young, who posted 12 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Young a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Jackson, who shot 45% from the field en route to 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Dunnellon and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Lake Weir, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Coming up, Dunnellon will head out on the road to face off against Crystal River at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lake Weir, they will be home for the holidays to greet Eustis at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The Hurricanes will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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