Winter Park easily dispatched University last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Winter Park Wildcats fell just short of the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs by a score of 38-36 on Tuesday. The Wildcats were up 19-3 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Winter Park's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maliyah Lockhart, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and five boards. Rowan Duberke was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Mount Dora Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Demi Gabbidon, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sania Smith, who earned seven points and five steals.
Winter Park dropped their record down to 9-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing 5.93 assists in those games compared to only 5.93 in the others. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Winter Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-33 victory against Windermere on the 15th. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 35-27 loss against DeLand on the 16th.
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