Basketball Preview: Winter Park Wildcats vs. Melbourne Bulldogs
The Winter Park Wildcats will head out to face off against the Melbourne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Winter Park focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Winter Park duked it out withOviedo. Winter Park snuck past Oviedo with a 50-46 victory. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Maliyah Lockhart had an outrageously good game as she went 8 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. What's more, she also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Tyler Seay was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Melbourne unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to Cocoa at home by a 57-39 margin on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Elena Neel, who posted eight points in addition to six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Turba, who posted six points plus eight rebounds.
Winter Park took their win against Melbourne in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 47-23. In that game, Winter Park amassed a halftime lead of 23-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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