The Boone Braves will square off against the Sunlake Seahawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boone took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They came out on top against Jones by a score of 44-34.
| 12/19/24 vs Jones | 19 |
| 12/03/24 vs Winter Park | 15 |
| 11/19/24 @ Evans | 13 |
| 12/16/24 vs Mount Dora Christian Academy | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs East River | 11 |
Lexi Winrow was a one-woman wrecking crew for Boone as she posted 19 points. The dominant performance gave Winrow a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elina Del Rosario, who put up seven points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sunlake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Merritt Island Christian on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 46-40 victory. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cougars are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunlake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Boone, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Boone took their victory against Sunlake in their previous matchup back in December of 2018 by a conclusive 61-40. Does Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sunlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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