The Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans will take on the Four Corners Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Four Corners took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Winthrop College Prep Academy, who comes in off a win.
Winthrop College Prep Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Patel to the tune of 78-51 on Monday. With the Spartans ahead 48-20 at the half, the match was all but over already.
| 01/27/25 vs Patel | 7 |
| 01/18/24 @ Braden River | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs Boynton Beach | 5 |
| 01/15/25 vs Lennard | 5 |
| 12/14/23 @ Admiral Farragut | 5 |
It was another big night for JoLesa Birkhead, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Sanaii Holloway, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Winthrop College Prep Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.7 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 6.1.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Four Corners' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 56-44 to Mulberry. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Panthers are ranked 110th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Danielys Pena Ponce and Lorianys Castanon Cruz. Castanon Cruz had a great game and had 29 points. Meanwhile, Pena Ponce did her best for the losing side, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Winthrop College Prep Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-16 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Four Corners, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Winthrop College Prep Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Four Corners struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Winthrop College Prep Academy was taken down by Four Corners 48-16 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Will Winthrop College Prep Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
