Lake Wales is 2-8 against Sebring since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lake Wales Highlanders will square off against the Sebring Blue Streaks. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lake Wales is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-56 heartbreaker at the hands of Gateway Charter. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Griffins are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Sebring came up short against Lake Gibson on Saturday and fell 65-52. The Blue Streaks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Wales will have to keep a close watch on Keiden Hester and David Allen, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sebring's prior game. Hester posted 16 points, while Allen earned 14 points.
Lake Wales' loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Sebring, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Things could have been worse for Lake Wales, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-57 loss to Sebring in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sebring's Kaleb Nobles, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lake Wales knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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