Basketball Game Preview: Apopka Blue Darters vs. Winter Park Wildcats

The Apopka Blue Darters will challenge the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Apopka is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Colonial out 57-54. Given the Blue Darters' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Grenadiers are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Winter Park strolled past Lake Brantley with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 46-32.

Winter Park's win bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Apopka, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 20-7.

Things could have been worse for Apopka, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-42 loss to Winter Park in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can Apopka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.