The Winter Park Wildcats will challenge the Bishop Moore Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Park is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 17 games.
Winter Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Osceola, who was ranked ninth at the time (Winter Park was ranked first). The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kowboys on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since September 11th.
Winter Park took Osceola into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-10, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14.
Jordyn Lehman
| 10/07/25 vs Osceola | 9 |
| 10/04/25 vs Lake Brantley | 4 |
| 10/04/25 vs DME Academy | 3 |
| 10/04/25 vs DeLand | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Seminole | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Jordyn Lehman was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and one assist. That's the most digs she has posted over her last seven matches.
Winter Park was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore got the win against International Community on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Bishop Moore's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Winter Park better keep an eye on Arianna Delgado. She was instrumental in Bishop Moore's win, getting ten digs and two aces. Presley Ferry also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Winter Park's victory bumped their record up to 23-1. As for Bishop Moore, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Winter Park has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop Moore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Winter Park's way against Bishop Moore when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Winter Park made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
