Discovery and Lake Highland Prep squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Discovery had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders by a score of 63-61. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 23rd).
Darius Livingston
| 02/07/25 vs Lake Highland Prep | 17 |
| 02/05/25 vs Windermere Prep | 20 |
| 02/01/25 vs Tampa Prep | 18 |
Discovery's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darius Livingston, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. Livingston's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Gunter, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards.
Michael Madueme continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lake Highland Prep, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, Madueme is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Nick Hagopian was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 13 points.
Discovery's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Lake Highland Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Discovery will face off against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Discovery knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matchups -- so hopefully Calvary Christian likes a good challenge. As for Lake Highland Prep, they will challenge Berkeley Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Highland Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
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