There's no place like home for Lake Mary Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over the International Community Comets on Monday. For the Griffins, this counts as revenge for the 68-34 victory the Comets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
| 12/09/24 vs International Community | 3 |
| 01/19/24 vs Seven Rivers Christian | 2 |
| 12/03/24 @ Orangewood Christian | 1 |
| 11/21/24 vs Forest Lake Academy | 1 |
| 11/18/24 vs Wildwood | 1 |
Lake Mary Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jake Caporaso out in front who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Caporaso a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Julian Soto, who posted nine points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
International Community's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paxton Boaz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 34.6% of International Community's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Grover, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points.
Lake Mary Prep's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for International Community, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Lake Mary Prep will welcome Holy Cross Lutheran Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Mary Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season. As for International Community, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-51 loss against Lyman on the 10th.
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