The Lake Howell Silverhawks will venture away from home to face off against the Altamonte Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Howell has ten straight victories, Altamonte Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lake Howell's tournament run continued when they took on Victory Christian Academy on Saturday. Lake Howell escaped with a win against Victory Christian Academy by the margin of a single free throw, 73-72. Given the Silverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Storm are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/28/24 vs Victory Christian Academy | 26 |
| 02/02/24 vs Matanzas | 25 |
| 01/08/24 vs Lake Mary | 24 |
| 12/04/24 @ Lake Minneola | 22 |
| 12/06/24 vs Central Florida Christian Academy | 21 |
Lake Howell relied on the efforts of Janiel De Los Santos, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 26 points, and Isaac Buckley, who went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Those 26 points gave De Los Santos a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon A. Samuels, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Altamonte Christian was beaten by Herriman 66-31 last Friday. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Altamonte Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lake Howell, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Lake Howell took their victory against Altamonte Christian in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 84-61. In that game, Lake Howell amassed a halftime lead of 42-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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