The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders shot 40.91% from beyond the arc for nine threes to get past the Eustis Panthers this past Friday. Everything went Lake Highland Prep's way against Eustis as they made off with an 82-58 win. Since the Highlanders won the last time these teams met, too, this is only more fuel for the fire driving Eustis' future revenge.
Lake Highland Prep started the game off right with 41 first-half points. The Panthers countered with 23 points, leaving the score at 41-23 going into the half. Lake Highland Prep's offense just added to that total in the second half en route to their big win.
Lake Highland Prep's senior Victor Brown Jr. filled up the stat sheet, picking up 19 points along with nine rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for the Highlanders and bumps their record up to 21-6. Eustis' loss pushed them down to 15-11.
Lake Highland Prep will square off against Wesley Chapel on Thursday. Wesley Chapel took a loss in their last matchup and are no doubt out to reverse Lake Highland Prep's good fortune. As for the Panthers, they will face off against Eastside on Thursday. The odds don't look promising for Eustis, but the bigger the opponent is, the harder they fall.
Playoff bracket for these teams
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