Even though the Admiral Farragut BlueJackets scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans still came out on top. Winthrop College Prep Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Admiral Farragut and snuck past 68-65. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Winthrop College Prep Academy.
Winthrop College Prep Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jason Johnson, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Johnson is absolutely dominating the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kai Brookins, who scored 19 points along with eight assists and four steals.
Despite the loss, Admiral Farragut still got an impressive performance from Danielius Gelumbauskas, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Vuk Lazarevic was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Admiral Farragut were working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Winthrop College Prep Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Admiral Farragut, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winthrop College Prep Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Zephyrhills Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 11th. Zephyrhills Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 581st, while Winthrop College Prep Academy is ranked 229th). As for Admiral Farragut, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Lakeside Christian at 7:30 p.m. Lakeside Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 72.6 points per game.
