Even though the Fort Meade Miners scored an imposing 69 points on Friday, the Frostproof Bulldogs still came out on top. Frostproof managed a 74-69 win over Fort Meade. The score was all tied up 32-32 at the break, but Frostproof was the better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Sevastian Rosado, who scored 36 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Frostproof's points. Another player making a difference was Maurice Blakely, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Several Miners players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mekhi Berrien, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Berrien scored 15 or more points. Ryan Screen was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
The win makes it two in a row for Frostproof and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Fort Meade, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Frostproof and Hardee will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hardee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 666th, while Frostproof is ranked 311th). As for Fort Meade, Fort Meade and Vanguard will face off at 12:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Vanguard is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
