Basketball Game Preview: Sunlake Seahawks vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats

The Sunlake Seahawks will face off against the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Sunlake is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Petersburg just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to the Green Devils.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wesley Chapel's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 63-43 to Mitchell.

Sunlake's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Wesley Chapel, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.

Sunlake took a serious blow against Wesley Chapel in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 71-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wesley Chapel's Sanai Forrester-Jhagroo, who went 8 for 15 on her way to 27 points and five steals. Now that Sunlake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.