The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will face off against the McKeel Academy Wildcats on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Highland Prep comes in on nine and McKeel Academy on four.
Last Saturday, Lake Highland Prep didn't have too much trouble with Auburndale as they won 44-28. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/01/25 vs Auburndale | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs Lake Brantley | 17 |
| 01/28/25 @ Foundation Academy | 31 |
| 01/25/25 vs Osceola | 17 |
Lake Highland Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Madueme, who went 7 for 9 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. The contest was Madueme's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Ingram, who posted 13 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and McKeel Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They enjoyed a cozy 69-55 win over Four Corners on Monday.
McKeel Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Lake Highland Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
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