Winter Park hasn't had much luck against Colonial recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Winter Park Wildcats will square off against the Colonial Grenadiers. Winter Park is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Winter Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hagerty by a score of 36-28.
Meanwhile, Colonial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The matchup between them and Ocoee didn't end well, with Colonial falling 59-41. While losing is never fun, the Grenadiers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Knights are ranked 24th).
Winter Park will need focus on slowing down Aracelis Cruz, one of several Colonial players who made an impact when they last played. She posted eight points and five rebounds. Those five boards gave Cruz a new career-high. Yaneyla Pedraza was another key player, putting up nine points.
Winter Park is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Colonial, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
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