Basketball Recap: Lake Placid skates past Discovery with ease

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2024, 8:36am

Basketball Recap: Lake Placid Dragons vs. Discovery Spartans

The Lake Placid Dragons can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 51-17 victory over Discovery. Winning may never get old, but Lake Placid sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

Taraje Walker was a one-man wrecking crew for Lake Placid as she scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. It was the first time this season that Walker scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Antranique Felton, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.

Lake Placid's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Discovery, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Lake Placid won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. As for Discovery, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Lake Placid's defense has only allowed 27 points per game this season, so the Spartans' offense will have their work cut out for them.