The Montverde Academy Purple Eagles will take on the Montverde Academy White Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Montverde Academy Purple has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Montverde Academy Purple is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Halifax Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montverde Academy Purple blew Halifax Academy out of the water with a 70-36 final score. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Knights are ranked 616th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montverde Academy Purple to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Gordon, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Krishna Dwarika, who earned 12 points.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy White had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it four two weeks ago. They walked away with a 58-49 win over the Titans.
Montverde Academy White pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Montverde Academy Purple, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Montverde Academy Purple ended up a good deal behind Montverde Academy White in their previous meeting back in January, losing 51-37. Can Montverde Academy Purple avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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