Fort Meade and Lake Placid are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Fort Meade Miners will get right back to it and host the Lake Placid Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Meade is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Fort Meade is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 69-25 blowout they got against Ridgeview Global Studies Academy. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Fort Meade got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cayden Clark out in front who posted 14 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Another player making a difference was Omari Russell, who had 13 points.
Meanwhile, Lake Placid was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Frostproof.
Fort Meade will need focus on slowing down Jayden Baker, one of several Lake Placid players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Baker, who put up nine points.
Lake Placid's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fort Meade, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Meade has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lake Placid struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went Fort Meade's way against Lake Placid in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Fort Meade made off with a 59-35 win. Will Fort Meade repeat their success, or does Lake Placid have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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