Altamonte Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Lake Howell Silverhawks, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Silverhawks are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Altamonte Christian still got an impressive performance from Josiah Glaude, who made all 8 shots he took to post 18 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Almeda, who posted ten points.
Lake Howell was led to victory by Janiel De Los Santos and Jadrian De Los Santos. De Los Santos went 7 of 16 on his way to 21 points and five steals, while De Los Santos almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. De Los Santos' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Oviedo, who had five points and three steals.
Altamonte Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Lake Howell, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Altamonte Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-62 win against City of Life Christian Academy on the 6th. As for Lake Howell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-55 loss against Ribault on the 4th.
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