Florida High School Basketball - Hardee holds off Lake Placid
January 17, 2025: Wauchula, FL 33873 The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL) and the visiting Lake Placid Dragons (Lake Placid, FL), observed Hardee's basketball team edge Lake Placid by a score of 2-0.
The Wildcats (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Mulberry (Mulberry, FL). The Panthers come into the 4A District 7 challenge with a 10-1 record. In their last challenge, Mulberry edged Discovery (Lake Alfred, FL), 59-21, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Dragons battle the Frostproof Bulldogs (Frostproof, FL) in a 3A District 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Lake Placid will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 1-11 record after their 67-19 non-league loss to Northeast (St. Petersburg, FL).