Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Winter Springs couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 53-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Howell Silverhawks on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-37 last Monday.
When it comes to explaining why Winter Springs lost, don't look at William Sanders. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Daniel Stringer, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.
Janiel De Los Santos continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lake Howell, going 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals. De Los Santos has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Fritz, who posted seven points and four steals.
Winter Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Lake Howell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Winter Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Howell, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-52 loss against Oviedo on the 7th.
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