A well-balanced attack led Lake Wales over Sebring in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Lake Wales Highlanders strolled past the Sebring Blue Streaks with points to spare, taking the game 48-33. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Tania Williams, who posted seven points in addition to six boards and four steals. Destiny Witherspoon was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Lake Wales smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sebring only pulled down five offensive boards.
Despite the loss, Sebring still got an impressive performance from Molly Jane Zwayer, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 39.4% of Sebring's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Adriana Maldonado, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Lake Wales is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Sebring, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Lake Wales has already played their next contest (against Freedom), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sebring will welcome Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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