The Lake Brantley Patriots entered their tilt with the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Lake Brantley strolled past Central Florida Christian Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-48. Given Lake Brantley's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Central Florida Christian Academy is ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landen Paquette continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Princeton Gordon was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Central Florida Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Semaj Washington and Justin Brigham. Washington scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Brigham scored 17 points.
Lake Brantley pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
Lake Brantley won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Wekiva at 12:00 p.m. on January 27th. Wekiva is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Seminole at 12:00 p.m. on January 27th. Seminole knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 contests -- so hopefully Central Florida Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
