Having just played yesterday, the Winter Springs Bears will jump right back in to play the Life Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Winter Springs escaped with a win against Mount Dora by the margin of a single free throw, 36-35. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daniel Stringer was the offensive standout of the contest as he went 6 for 14 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Winter Springs' points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Sanders, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Life Christian Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They took down the Falcons 79-63.
Life Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Ahmed Salim Mustapha, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mustapha a new career-high in steals (four). Alberto Maldonado was another key player, going 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points.
Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Winter Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
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