Preview: Windermere Prep Lakers vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders
The Windermere Prep Lakers will take on the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Windermere Prep comes in on three and Cardinal Newman on ten.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Windermere Prep had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 85-55 victory over the Lions on the road. Given Windermere Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Foundation Academy is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Windermere Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Samuel Shoptaw out in front who scored eight points along with 14 assists and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Bass jr., who scored 21 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Bell Creek Academy scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, Cardinal Newman still came out on top. Cardinal Newman took their matchup against Bell Creek Academy 69-61.
Windermere Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
Windermere Prep beat Cardinal Newman 68-61 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cardinal Newman's Derek Lomicky, who scored 17 points along with two steals and two blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Windermere Prep to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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