The Altamonte Christian Eagles will challenge the Lake Howell Silverhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Altamonte Christian has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Lake Howell will arrive with ten straight wins.
Altamonte Christian saw some tournament action last Friday. They were outmatched by Herriman and fell 66-31. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Howell slipped by Victory Christian Academy 73-72 on Saturday. Given the Silverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Storm are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Altamonte Christian better focus on containing Janiel De Los Santos and Isaac Buckley as the pair were huge in Lake Howell's win. De Los Santos went 7 for 17 on his way to 26 points, while Buckley went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. De Los Santos' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon A. Samuels, who posted seven points.
Altamonte Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lake Howell, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Altamonte Christian might still be hurting after the 84-61 defeat they got from Lake Howell when the teams last played back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Altamonte Christian was down 42-21.
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