Basketball Game Preview: Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2025, 1:54am
Basketball Preview: Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks
The Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans will head out to challenge the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Friday, Winthrop College Prep Academy ended up a good deal behind Calvary Christian and lost 61-45. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Warriors are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic entered their tilt with Lake Wales on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 88-54 win over the Highlanders. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Winthrop College Prep Academy better keep an eye on Tate Darner. He was instrumental in Santa Fe Catholic's win, going 12 of 15 on his way to 31 points along with five assists and three steals. The game was Darner's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Lane, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists.
Santa Fe Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Wales only racked up ten assists.
Santa Fe Catholic pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for Winthrop College Prep Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
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