Lake Placid took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They blew past the Avon Park Red Devils 35-12. The score was close at the half, but the Dragons pulled away in the second half with 23 points.
Lake Placid found their leader in sophomore Trinity Smalls, who went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Taylor, who scored seven points plus nine rebounds.
Lake Placid was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avon Park only posted an.
Despite the loss, Avon Park saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jazariah Greene earned three points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Lake Placid will face off against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Avon Park, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on McLaughlin at 6:30 p.m. on December 3rd.
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