Basketball Game Preview: Patel Trailblazers vs. Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans

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12/05/24 - Home	44-35 W
12/11/23 - Away	59-52 W
11/22/23 - Neutral	32-41 L
01/27/23 - Home	50-22 W
12/13/22 - Away	58-18 W
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Patel is 9-1 against Winthrop College Prep Academy since November of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Patel Trailblazers will challenge the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Patel is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Calvary Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Patel was dealt a 68-16 defeat at the hands of Calvary Christian. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Warriors are ranked 68th).

Patel got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Emerald White and Xiomari Matthews, who each put up four points. Mugdha Pillappa held things down on the boards with six rebounds.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Winthrop College Prep Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a blow against Academy of the Holy Names, falling 67-26.

Patel's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Winthrop College Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.

Patel beat Winthrop College Prep Academy 44-35 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Winthrop College Prep Academy's JoLesa Birkhead, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Patel still be able to contain Birkhead? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.