The Sunlake Seahawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Boone Braves at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sunlake picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They snuck past Merritt Island Christian with a 46-40 win. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cougars are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Boone, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Jones by a score of 44-34 last Thursday.
Sunlake better keep an eye on Lexi Winrow. She was instrumental in Boone's win, putting up 19 points. The dominant performance gave Winrow a new career-high in points. Elina Del Rosario was another key player, posting seven points and 11 rebounds.
Sunlake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Boone, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Sunlake suffered a grim 61-40 defeat to Boone in their previous meeting back in December of 2018. Can Sunlake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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