The Lake Howell Silverhawks and the Cypress Creek Bears will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Howell will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Lake Howell will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Seminole, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lake Howell came out on top against Seminole by a score of 66-54 on Monday. Given the Silverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Seminoles are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 45-44 to East River.
Lake Howell's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Cypress Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Lake Howell came up short against Cypress Creek in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 42-38. Can Lake Howell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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