Basketball Game Preview: Circle Christian Centurions vs. Lake Mary Prep Griffins

Circle Christian is 2-7 against Lake Mary Prep since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Circle Christian Centurions will face off against the Lake Mary Prep Griffins at 7:00 p.m.

Circle Christian is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They took a hard 61-47 fall against International Community.

Meanwhile, Lake Mary Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They managed a 62-58 win over the Eagles. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Griffins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Eagles are ranked 140th).

Lake Mary Prep has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Circle Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.

Circle Christian might still be hurting after the 71-50 loss they got from Lake Mary Prep in their previous meeting on January 10th. Can Circle Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.