Lake Placid lost against LaBelle back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lake Placid Dragons had to suffer through a 63-26 loss at the hands of the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 752nd, while the Cowboys/Cowgirls are ranked 358th).
When it comes to explaining why Lake Placid lost, don't look at Dj Bullard. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 38.5% of Lake Placid's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Caleb Andrews was another key player, putting up six points.
Giovanni Beaver continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for LaBelle, going 6 for 11 en route to 14 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Damion Santamaria, who earned 11 points and three steals.
Lake Placid is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16. As for LaBelle, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-5.
Lake Placid will challenge Mulberry at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for LaBelle, they will square off against Estero at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in LaBelle's favor as the team sits on 11 straight wins at home while Estero has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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