The Auburndale Bloodhounds will take on the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Auburndale comes in on seven and Lake Highland Prep on eight.
On Friday, Auburndale had just enough and edged Haines City out 39-36. Given the Bloodhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Hornets are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Highland Prep's game on Friday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Lake Brantley 63-48.
Lake Highland Prep pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Auburndale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Auburndale suffered a grim 74-52 defeat to Lake Highland Prep in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Can Auburndale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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