The Bartow Yellow Jackets will square off against the Lakeland Dreadnaughts on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bartow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Lake Buena Vista 64-44. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland beat Lake Gibson 70-57 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dreadnaughts.
Lakeland has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Bartow, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
Bartow was able to grind out a solid win over Lakeland in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 55-48. Does Bartow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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