Basketball Preview: Lake Brantley Patriots vs. Lyman Greyhounds
Lake Brantley has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lyman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Lake Brantley will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Lake Brantley is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Boone: they outscored them in every quarter. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 52-32 margin over the Braves on Wednesday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Braves are ranked 324th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julian Vargas
| 12/10/25 @ Boone | 5 |
| 12/09/25 @ Winter Springs | 0 |
| 12/05/25 @ The Master's Academy | 3 |
| 12/01/25 vs Bishop Moore | 3 |
| 11/21/25 vs Atlantic | 1 |
| + 8 more games |
Among those leading the charge was Julian Vargas, who went 6-for-11 en route to 13 points and five assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in January. Josiah Glaude was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Lake Brantley was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boone only racked up seven.
Meanwhile, Lyman made easy work of Crooms Academy on Wednesday and carried off a 59-36 victory. The Greyhounds haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Lake Brantley's record is now 7-1. As for Lyman, their record now sits at 3-4.
Lake Brantley was able to grind out a solid victory over Lyman in their previous meeting back in January, winning 52-41. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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