The Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lake Brantley Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on January 26th. One thing working in Central Florida Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
Central Florida Christian Academy pushed their score all the way to 55 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 72-55 to Lake Howell. While losing is never fun, Central Florida Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while Lake Howell is ranked 120th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Semaj Washington and Janiel De los santos. De los santos had a great game and scored 14 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Washington was balling out in the loss, scoring 18 points along with three steals.
Central Florida Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lake Howell pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley came tearing into Wednesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Boone with points to spare, taking the game 51-35.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Brantley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Princeton Gordon, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Haluszka, who scored 11 points.
Central Florida Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Lake Brantley, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Friday's game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Central Florida Christian Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lake Brantley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Central Florida Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Lake Brantley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 63-44. Can Central Florida Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
