Winter Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 46-32 bruising from the Hampton Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 260th in Florida, while the Bulldogs are ranked 107th in Tennessee).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elizabeth Riley, who posted ten points. Maggie Mcmillen was another key player, putting up two points.
Hannah Smith was her usual excellent self, going 6 for 9 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds for Hampton. The team also got some help courtesy of Faye Carrico, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 11 points.
Winter Park's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Hampton, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Winter Park will be taking part in a tournament against Nolensville at 6:00 p.m. on December 27th. Nolensville will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Winter Park surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hampton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-39 defeat against The First Academy on the 21st.
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