Winter Park waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lake Brantley Patriots 63-30. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Patriots are ranked 549th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/21/23 @ Lake Nona | 4 |
| 11/18/24 vs Olympia | 4 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lake Brantley | 3 |
| 01/11/24 @ Mount Dora | 2 |
| 01/09/25 @ Harmony | 2 |
Leading Winter Park to victory were Auria Mack and Maliyah Lockhart. Mack went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and three steals, while Lockhart went 6 for 8 on her way to 17 points and five boards. That's the most steals Mack has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariel Lynn Pham, who posted nine points.
Winter Park was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.9 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 7.5.
Despite the loss, Lake Brantley had strong showings from Alana Taylor, who put up 11 points, and Maddie Woodrow, who had nine points.
Winter Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Lake Brantley, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Winter Park will welcome Hagerty at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Winter Park's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Hagerty has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Lake Brantley, they will face off against Apopka on Tuesday.
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