The Discovery Spartans and the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Discovery Spartans had to settle for second. They took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders. Discovery's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Discovery lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Darius Livingston, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Livingston is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Wilson, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Highland Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian B Clarke, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rj Ingram, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Discovery's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Lake Highland Prep, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Discovery will take on Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Eustis' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. As for Lake Highland Prep, they will square off against Astronaut at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lake Highland Prep is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Florida (they are ranked 29th, while Astronaut is ranked 236th).
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