The Orlando Christian Prep Warriors will challenge the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orlando Christian Prep has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Orlando Christian Prep saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dr. Phillips. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (61), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
| 12/07/24 vs Dr. Phillips | 21 |
| 11/22/24 vs Legacy Charter | 8 |
| 12/05/24 vs University | 5 |
| 01/11/24 @ Viera | 5 |
| 11/26/24 vs Jones | 4 |
Orlando Christian Prep's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Theus, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds, and Eric Noblin, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Noblin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Thomas, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Lake Mary, falling 61-38. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Rams are ranked 126th).
Despite the loss, Horizon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Diego Rojas went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Jackman, who had nine points.
Orlando Christian Prep now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Orlando Christian Prep has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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