Having just played yesterday, the Frostproof Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on January 19th. Frostproof has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,081 points over their last 15 matches.
Frostproof can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They really took it to Hardee for the full four quarters, racking up a 82-43 win at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Frostproof has posted since December 12, 2023.
Sevastian Rosado was his usual excellent self, scoring 38 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Frostproof's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daiveon Pittman, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Clearwater Central Catholic on Thursday, taking the game 60-51. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lakeland Christian.
Lakeland Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Carpenter led the charge by scoring 14 points along with nine rebounds. Ralph Scott was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Frostproof's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Lakeland Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Fans should be in for an exciting game on Friday as both teams are among the highest scoring teams in the league right now. Frostproof hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 71.9 points per game. It's a different story for Lakeland Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 63.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Frostproof lost to Lakeland Christian on the road by a decisive 67-51 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Frostproof avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
