Basketball Preview: Lake Mary Prep Griffins vs. Orangewood Christian Rams
After both having extra time off, the Lake Mary Prep Griffins and the Orangewood Christian Rams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Mary Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Lake Mary Prep will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 33) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Crooms Academy 48-46.
Jake Caporaso had a dynamite game for Lake Mary Prep, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Caporaso is now averaging an impressive 16.7 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cael Ogden, who scored five points along with six assists and four steals.
Lake Mary Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Orangewood Christian just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 69-40 loss at the hands of Calvary Christian Academy. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Lake Mary Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Orangewood Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lake Mary Prep beat Orangewood Christian 70-58 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orangewood Christian's Roby McClarnon, who had 19 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Lake Mary Prep to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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