The Hardee Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Frostproof Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardee 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 646th, while Frostproof is ranked 267th).
Hardee pushed their score all the way to 60 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The contest between both teams wasn't particularly close, with Hardee falling 78-60. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with Frostproof: they've now lost four in a row.
Hardee's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Frostproof, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Hardee ended up a good deal behind Frostproof in their previous meeting on Tuesday, losing 78-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Frostproof's Sevastian Rosado, who scored 37 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Now that Hardee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
