Lake Placid was the 44-29 winner over Hardee when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Placid Dragons were beaten by the Hardee Wildcats 52-24 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Dragons have suffered against the Wildcats since January 28, 2021.
Lake Placid got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Trinity Smalls and Haylee Stewart, who each put up eight points. Smalls also led the team in assists with two. Arianna Perez held things down on the boards with nine rebounds.
Hardee was led to victory by Danaelle Pierre and Rihanna Frederick. Pierre dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards, while Frederick went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points. Pierre continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandra Jackson, who posted four points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Lake Placid is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. As for Hardee, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Lake Placid will welcome McKeel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hardee, they will head out to take on Avon Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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