Florida High School Basketball - Lemon Bay nips DeSoto County
December 6, 2019: Englewood, FL 34224 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lemon Bay Manta Rays (Englewood, FL) and the visiting DeSoto County Bulldogs (Arcadia, FL), saw Lemon Bay's basketball squad hold off DeSoto County by a tally of 53-49.
With the victory, Lemon Bay improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Manta Rays travel to Riverdale (Fort Myers, FL) to play the Raiders in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 10. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 3-1. Riverdale won 92-55 in their recent non-league challenge against East Lee County (Lehigh Acres, FL)
Next up, the Bulldogs play the Lake Placid Dragons (Lake Placid, FL) in a 4A District 11 challenge, on Monday, December 9. DeSoto County will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 52-46 non-league loss to Clewiston (Clewiston, FL).