Basketball Game Preview: Lake Brantley Patriots vs. Hagerty Huskies

The Lake Brantley Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Hagerty Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Brantley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.

Lake Brantley is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Evans just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell to the Trojans 61-55. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Trojans are ranked 14th).

The losing side was boosted by Julian Vargas, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 18 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Adam Ndiaye was another key player, putting up nine points.

Meanwhile, Hagerty posted their closest win since December 10, 2024 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lake Mary 64-62. The win was some much needed relief for the Huskies as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Lake Brantley better keep an eye on Asa Kohn. He was instrumental in Hagerty's win, going 10 of 16 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Lopez, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds.

Lake Brantley's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Hagerty, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lake Brantley has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hagerty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Everything went Lake Brantley's way against Hagerty in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Lake Brantley made off with a 65-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Brantley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.