Florida High School Basketball - Lake Wales holds off Haines City
January 22, 2024: Lake Wales, FL 33853 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Lake Wales Highlanders (Lake Wales, FL) and the visiting Haines City Hornets (Haines City, FL), saw Lake Wales's basketball squad hold off Haines City by a tally of 54-51.
With the victory, Lake Wales improves its record to 7-4 on the campaign. The Highlanders host Bartow (Bartow, FL) to confront the Yellow Jackets in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 26. The Yellow Jackets come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Bartow 47-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Winter Haven (Winter Haven, FL)
Next up, the Hornets confront the Davenport Broncos (Davenport, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 26. Haines City will attempt to improve on its 11-7 season record.