The Orlando Christian Prep Warriors and the Westminster Academy Lions (ranked 70 and 45 in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game. Orlando Christian Prep fell just short of Westminster Academy by a score of 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Orlando Christian Prep's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ameer Ramadan, who scored 17 points. Marc Ekiri was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Leading Westminster Academy to victory were Alexander Lloyd and Alex Constanza. Lloyd scored 26 points, while Constanza dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. Constanza has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dwayne Wimbley jr., who scored nine points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Orlando Christian Prep's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Westminster Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Orlando Christian Prep will head out on the road to challenge Jones at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Jones' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. Westminster Academy on the road again on Friday and play against Berkeley Prep at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th.
