The Lake Wales Highlanders scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with an 82-74 victory over Discovery. The win was just what Lake Wales needed coming off of a 66-35 loss in their prior match.
Lake Wales' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cedarius Christian led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Christian has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Willingham, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Discovery's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darius Livingston, who scored 21 points along with three steals and three blocks. Livingston hasn't dropped below 15points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Wilson, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Lake Wales' victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Discovery, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Wales won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Auburndale at 8:00 p.m. on January 12th. As for Discovery, they will head out on the road to face off against Haines City at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Haines City 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 551st, while Discovery is ranked 124th).
