Lake Placid played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Avon Park Red Devils 62-35. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/07/25 @ Avon Park | 10 |
| 12/05/24 vs Sebring | 8 |
| 12/19/24 @ Victory Christian Academy | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs Discovery | 6 |
| 12/12/24 vs Frostproof | 5 |
Despite the loss, Lake Placid saw an underclassman step up: freshman Haylee Stewart dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards set a new season-high mark for Stewart. Trinity Smalls was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
Tytianna Allen was her usual excellent self, posting 39 points along with six rebounds and four steals for Avon Park. That makes it six consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Avon Park's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaymara Jackson, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Lake Placid's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-7. As for Avon Park, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Lake Placid will be playing in front of their home fans against Hardee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardee will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lake Placid surely won't give up without a fight. As for Avon Park, they will venture away from home to face off against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Avon Park has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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