The Lake Howell Silverhawks will venture away from home to square off against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Howell knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully New Smyrna Beach likes a good challenge.
Lake Howell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Santa Fe Catholic, posting an 88-2 win. The Silverhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach hadn't done well against Spruce Creek recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. New Smyrna Beach skirted past Spruce Creek 55-52. Given the Barracudas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Hawks are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Howell's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.2 points per game. As for New Smyrna Beach, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Lake Howell came up short against New Smyrna Beach when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 45-37. Can Lake Howell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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