The Sunlake Seahawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lecanto took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sunlake, who comes in off a win.
Lecanto will be up against a hot Sunlake team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Sunlake snuck past Cypress Creek with a 44-40 victory on Tuesday. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Coyotes are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 vs Cypress Creek | 25 |
| 01/08/25 @ East Lake | 23 |
| 12/06/24 @ Palm Harbor University | 16 |
| 11/19/24 vs River Ridge | 13 |
| 12/03/24 @ Wiregrass Ranch | 13 |
Cherity Powells was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Those 25 points gave her a new career-high. Kaycie Hyde was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Sunlake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 62 points the game before, Lecanto was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 34-23 to Springstead. The Panthers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lecanto's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Sunlake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
