Florida High School Basketball - Discovery knocked off by Lake Wales
January 11, 2024: Lake Wales, FL 33853 The Lake Wales Highlanders basketball team scored 82 points and held the visiting Discovery Spartans to 74 in the Highlanders non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Highlanders now sport a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Auburndale for a 5A District 7 contest on Friday, January 12. Lake Wales will meet a Bloodhounds team coming off a 55-52 non-league win over George Jenkins (Lakeland, FL). The Bloodhounds record now stands at 4-10.
The Spartans (11-3) will now prepare for their contest against Haines City (Haines City, FL). The Hornets enter the non-league contest with a 4-12 record. In their last contest, Haines City was outscored by Ridge Community (Davenport, FL), 53-51, in a league contest.