The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will square off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Highland Prep comes in on nine and The Villages Charter on six.
Lake Highland Prep extended their postseason success on Thursday against Astronaut. They took down the War Eagles 60-43. Given Lake Highland Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Astronaut is ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
In what's become a running theme this season, The Villages Charter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 79-58 margin over Palatka. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
The Villages Charter found their leader in underclassman Chris Washington, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Koubek, who scored 13 points.
Lake Highland Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for The Villages Charter, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
Lake Highland Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over The Villages Charter in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, winning 57-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highland Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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