Florida High School Basketball - Lake Gibson holds off Winter Haven
(January 20, 2009: Lakeland, FL 33809) Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the
Lake Gibson Braves (Lakeland, FL) and the visiting
Winter Haven Blue Devils (Winter Haven, FL), saw
Lake Gibson's basketball squad hold off
Winter Haven by a score of
49-48.
With the victory,
Lake Gibson improves its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Braves travel to
Kathleen (Lakeland, FL) to play the Devils /Red in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 21. The Devils /Red come into the challenge with a record of 8-6.
Kathleen won
1-0 in their recent league challenge against
Lake Wales (Lake Wales, FL)
Next up, the Blue Devils play the
Liberty (Kissimmee, FL) in a
5A District 6 challenge, on Thursday, January 22.
Winter Haven will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their
68-65 league loss to
Lake Gibson (Lakeland, FL).