Lake Placid and Hardee are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Lake Placid Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lake Placid is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Avon Park on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Placid had to suffer through a 62-35 loss at the hands of Avon Park. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hardee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by DeSoto County and fell 60-29. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 93rd).
Lake Placid will have to contain Keyani Taylor as she made an impact in Hardee's last game. She posted nine points and six rebounds.
Lake Placid's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-7. As for Hardee, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Lake Placid strolled past Hardee in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 44-29. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hardee's Tylia Graham, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Placid still be able to contain Graham? There's only one way to find out.
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