The Avon Park Red Devils will challenge the Lake Placid Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avon Park has eight straight wins, Lake Placid has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Avon Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 88-70 victory over DeSoto County on Monday. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 615th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Damari Cohen, who posted 17 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Silva, who had 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-31, which was the final score in Lake Placid's tilt against Fort Meade on Tuesday.
Avon Park's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Lake Placid, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Avon Park took their victory against Lake Placid when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 84-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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