Basketball Game Preview: Windermere Prep Lakers vs. The Villages Charter Buffalo

The Windermere Prep Lakers will challenge The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Windermere Prep comes in on three and The Villages Charter on five.

Windermere Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took down Calvary Christian 54-40. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Warriors are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, The Villages Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tampa Catholic on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 54-50 win.

Windermere Prep better keep an eye on Zion Mcrae. She was instrumental in The Villages Charter's win, going 6-for-14 to rack up 21 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Mcrae has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Eva Mann was another key player, putting up 12 points.

The Villages Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Windermere Prep, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.