If the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles were riding high off their 73-40 takedown of the Orangewood Christian Rams last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Central Florida Christian Academy was beaten by Windermere Prep 78-49 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Central Florida Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while Windermere Prep is ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Central Florida Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Justin Brigham scored 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Semaj Washington, who scored eight points.
Windermere Prep's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brandon Bass jr., who scored 22 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. Bass jr. has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played. Sinan Huan was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Central Florida Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Windermere Prep, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central Florida Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 12th. One thing working in Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups. Windermere Prep won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Seffner Christian at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. Seffner Christian is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
