Florida High School Basketball - Lakewood Ranch holds off Port Charlotte
(December 10, 2008: Port Charlotte, FL 33948) Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the
Lakewood Ranch Mustangs (Bradenton, FL) and the host
Port Charlotte Pirates (Port Charlotte, FL), saw
Lakewood Ranch's basketball squad hold off
Port Charlotte by a score of
38-36.
With the victory,
Lakewood Ranch improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Mustangs host
Manatee (Bradenton, FL) to play the Hurricanes in a
5A District 12 challenge on Friday, December 12. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a record of 2-0.
Manatee won
62-43 in their recent league challenge against
Charlotte (Punta Gorda, FL)
Next up, the Pirates play the
Southeast Seminoles (Bradenton, FL) in a
5A District 12 challenge, on Thursday, December 11.
Port Charlotte will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Seminoles come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their
57-35 league win over
Venice (Venice, FL).