The Lake Placid Dragons lost against the Victory Christian Academy Storm back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lake Placid was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Victory Christian Academy. Lake Placid has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bianca Barroso was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds for Victory Christian Academy. Barroso is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Elsie Hess, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and five steals.
Lake Placid bumped their record down to 6-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.67 points. As for Victory Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Placid will take on Avon Park at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Fe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Catholic 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 672nd, while Victory Christian Academy is ranked 304th).
