The Horizon Hawks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Lake Mary Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Horizon is looking for their season's first win.
Horizon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lake Highland Prep on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Horizon lost 72-49 to Lake Highland Prep. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Highlanders are ranked 76th).
12/10/24 vs Lake Highland Prep | 28 |
11/21/24 @ Edgewater | 10 |
11/22/24 @ Poinciana | 8 |
12/04/24 vs St. Cloud | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Horizon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Diego Rojas posted 28 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rojas has scored all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Lake Mary sidestepped Apopka for a 47-44 victory.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lake Mary, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Horizon suffered a grim 59-35 defeat to Lake Mary in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Horizon, Jeremias Berchal (who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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