The Lake Wales Highlanders will square off against the Bell Creek Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lake Wales came up short against Lincoln Park Academy on Friday, falling 60-36. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Trailblazers to the tune of 65-14. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 48 point advantage.
Bell Creek Academy pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Lake Wales, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
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