It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles face off against the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy came up short against Out-of-Door Academy on Tuesday, falling 69-45. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gavin Henderson posted 21 points and six rebounds. That was a full 46.7% of Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Colin Pfalzgraf, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Patel by a score of 57-46 on Thursday.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Saint Stephen's Episcopal in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-57 win. Does Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Stephen's Episcopal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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