The Southland Christian FLAMES will take on the Osceola Kowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southland Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing DME Academy Gold: they outscored them in every quarter. Southland Christian blew past DME Academy Gold 83-59 last Thursday. Given the FLAMES's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the - are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carlos Escalera Jr.
| 01/23/25 vs DME Academy Gold | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Central Pointe Christian Academy | 3 |
| 01/16/25 @ DME Academy Gold | 3 |
| 12/19/24 @ DME Academy Blue | 4 |
Carlos Escalera Jr. was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Ismael Perez was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took for 13 points and six steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Osceola's way against Mount Dora Christian Academy on Thursday as Osceola made off with an 81-57 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kowboys.
Osceola pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Southland Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
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