McKeel Academy was the 51-39 winner over Auburndale when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The McKeel Academy Wildcats were dealt a 62-28 loss at the hands of the Auburndale Bloodhounds on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 136th).
Aiden Curry was the offensive standout of the game as he posted 12 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Lindsay, who had eight points and five rebounds.
McKeel Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7. As for Auburndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
McKeel Academy will head out to challenge Lake Wales at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McKeel Academy is facing Lake Wales at the right time seeing as Lake Wales is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Auburndale, they will be playing at home against Bartow at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburndale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
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