Basketball Game Preview: Lake Highland Prep Highlanders vs. Berkeley Prep Buccaneers

The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will face off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Highland Prep will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

Lake Highland Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Discovery 63-61. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Spartans are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Michael Madueme

Points

02/07/25 vs Discovery	21
02/05/25 vs McKeel Academy	7
02/01/25 vs Auburndale	18
01/31/25 vs Lake Brantley	17
01/28/25 @ Foundation Academy	31
+ 21 more games

Michael Madueme continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Nick Hagopian was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.

Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 61-56 to Tampa Catholic.

Lake Highland Prep's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Berkeley Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.

Lake Highland Prep opened the new year with a less-than-successful 81-70 loss to Berkeley Prep. Can Lake Highland Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.