
Lions
01/17/25 vs Lake Howell | 66-44 |
01/15/25 @ Lyman | 75-17 |
01/14/25 @ Altamonte Christian | 58-42 |
01/10/25 @ Hagerty | 58-47 |
Oviedo came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Lake Howell Silverhawks with a sharp 66-44 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Silverhawks are ranked 35th).
Lake Howell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Janiel De Los Santos, who posted 13 points and three steals, and Hayden Dzenutis, who had 12 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Dzenutis a new career-high in boards. Isaac Buckley was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Oviedo has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Lake Howell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-4.
Oviedo will take on St. Cloud at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oviedo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully St. Cloud likes a good challenge. Lake Howell has already played their next game, a 54-43 victory against Lake Brantley on the 20th.
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