Two dominant guards in Carmen Richardson and Dakara Merthie are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Colonial Grenadiers are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Lake Mary Rams at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Colonial had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wolves as they made off with a 57-35 victory. Colonial has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Colonial got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Richardson out in front who scored 16 points along with three steals. Richardson hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Destinie Gordon, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary was able to grind out a solid win over Hagerty on Monday, taking the game 51-39. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lake Mary.
Colonial is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Lake Mary, their victory bumped their record up to 22-7.
Colonial was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Mary in their previous matchup back in January of 2021, winning 50-39. Will Colonial repeat their success, or does Lake Mary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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