Florida High School Basketball - Lakewood thwarts Braden River
December 28, 2024: St. Petersburg, FL 33705 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg, FL) and the visiting Braden River Pirates (Bradenton, FL), observed Lakewood's basketball team knock off Braden River by a score of 65-50.
The Spartans (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Gainesville (Gainesville, FL). The Hurricanes come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record.
In their next game, the Pirates battle the Southeast Seminoles (Bradenton, FL) in a 5A District 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Braden River will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Seminoles come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 65-55 non-league win over Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate (Tampa, FL).