The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will take on the Windermere Prep Lakers on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Highland Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 79-34 victory over McKeel Academy. The Highlanders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 02/06/25 vs McKeel Academy | 4 |
| 01/31/25 vs Tampa Catholic | 2 |
| 01/29/25 vs Colonial | 3 |
| 01/27/25 vs Wekiva | 4 |
| 01/21/25 vs The First Academy | 2 |
Lake Highland Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Valeria Munoz led the charge by going 8 for 15 en route to 21 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Munoz has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Eryn Griffin was another key player, going 8 of 13 on her way to 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Munoz wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lake Highland Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Windermere Prep was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Four Corners 80-36. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Coyotes are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Windermere Prep has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Lake Highland Prep, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-11.
Lake Highland Prep and Windermere Prep were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Lake Highland Prep came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Can Lake Highland Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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