Winter Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were dealt an 84-42 defeat at the hands of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the Hawks are ranked 83rd).
When it comes to explaining why Winter Haven lost, don't look at Troy Boswell Jr. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points and eight boards.
Santa Fe Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tate Darner led the charge by going 8 for 10 on his way to 25 points. Darner has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. Toby Lane was another key player, putting up 12 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Winter Haven's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-16. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
When Winter Haven and Santa Fe Catholic next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Winter Haven will try to stop Auburndale's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Winter Haven will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic will face off against Foundation Academy and their three-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winter Haven is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
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