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.
When it comes to explaining why Lake Placid lost, one person who can't be blamed is Antranique Felton. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 13 points and 20 rebounds. That was a full 38.2% of Lake Placid's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalianna Crenshaw, who scored five points along with six rebounds.
Bianca Barroso continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Victory Christian Academy, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Barroso continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Elsie Hess, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and five steals.
Lake Placid's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 6-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 points. As for Victory Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Placid will face off against Avon Park at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against 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 647th, while Victory Christian Academy is ranked 286th).
