After flying high against Lyman last Tuesday, Lake Brantley came back down to earth. The Lake Brantley Patriots had to suffer through a 63-30 loss at the hands of the Winter Park Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Lake Brantley's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from Alana Taylor and Maddie Woodrow. Taylor posted 11 points, while Woodrow earned nine points.
Leading Winter Park to victory were Auria Mack and Maliyah Lockhart. Mack went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 22 points and three steals, while Lockhart went 6 for 8 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. Lockhart continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariel Lynn Pham, who had nine points.
Lake Brantley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Winter Park, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-11.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lake Brantley has already played their next matchup (against Apopka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Winter Park will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Hagerty at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Winter Park's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Hagerty has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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