The Edgewood Red Wolves and the Windermere Prep Lakers squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Edgewood Red Wolves had to settle for second. The match between them and the Lakers wasn't particularly close, with the Red Wolves falling 62-47. While losing is never fun, Edgewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Windermere Prep is ranked 66th).
Emma Kelleher and Alaina Preble certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Kelleher scored 18 points, while Preble scored 18 points along with four steals. Preble continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Calero, who scored eight points.
Windermere Prep found their leader in underclassman Eni Oyedeji, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Bridges, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Edgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Windermere Prep, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.
Edgewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Windermere Prep is on the road again on Monday and plays King's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. One thing working in Windermere Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
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