The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Winthrop College Prep Academy likes a good challenge.
Santa Fe Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Lake Wales for the full four quarters, racking up an 88-54 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Highlanders are ranked 383rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tate Darner was his usual excellent self, going 12 for 15 on his way to 31 points along with five assists and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Santa Fe Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Lane, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Santa Fe Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Wales only racked up ten assists.
Meanwhile, Winthrop College Prep Academy lost to Calvary Christian on the road by a 61-45 margin on Friday. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 16-11 in the first quarter.
Santa Fe Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Winthrop College Prep Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
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