Lake Minneola lost against The Villages Charter back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lake Minneola Hawks were beaten by The Villages Charter Buffalo 69-40. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Buffalo are ranked 18th).
The Villages Charter found their leader in sophomore Aaron Britt, Jr., who went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Herly Brutus, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Minneola and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for The Villages Charter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Lake Minneola Hawks challenge the South Lake Eagles on Monday. As for The Villages Charter, they will host Trinity Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Villages Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.8 points per game this season.
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