The Lake Howell Silverhawks and the Kathleen Red Devils will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Howell has seven straight wins, Kathleen has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lake Howell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Cypress Creek for the full four quarters, racking up a 78-49 victory. Given the Silverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bears are ranked 362nd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Howell's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Fritz, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiel De Los Santos, who posted 15 points and four steals.
Lake Howell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kathleen played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 72-40 loss at the hands of Discovery. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-17.
Lake Howell pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Kathleen, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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