Basketball Recap: Lake Placid Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 11, 2025, 5:25am

Basketball Recap: Lake Placid Dragons vs. Frostproof Bulldogs

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Lake Placid pushed their score to 61 the last time they played Frostproof, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Lake Placid Dragons were beaten by the Frostproof Bulldogs 52-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Dragons were not able to get on the board.

Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Baker, who went 6 of 10 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jason Baker, who posted nine points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Frostproof to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zavier Powell, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Powell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maurice Blakely, who had 13 points and three steals.

Lake Placid is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Frostproof, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Lake Placid didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-31 defeat against Fort Meade on the 7th. As for Frostproof, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 48-40 loss against Hardee on the 7th.

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