Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Lake Highland Prep

Highlanders

Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Lake Brantley	63-48
01/28/25 @ Foundation Academy	60-43
01/25/25 vs Osceola	69-55
01/21/25 vs The First Academy	61-51
01/20/25 vs Treasure Coast	55-27
+ 3 more games

Lake Highland Prep entered their tilt with Lake Brantley on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They strolled past the Lake Brantley Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but the Highlanders were the better team in the second half.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Highland Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than RJ Ingram, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Ingram is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Hagopian, who posted 15 points and five boards.

Lake Brantley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Vargas, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points. Elijah Fermaint was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Lake Highland Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Lake Brantley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season.

Lake Highland Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-28 victory against Auburndale on the 1st. As for Lake Brantley, they will take on Ocoee on Wednesday. Lake Brantley is facing Ocoee at the right time seeing as Ocoee is stuck on a three-game losing streak.