Lake Worth and Wellington are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Lake Worth Trojans will head out to challenge the Wellington Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Worth took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They slipped by Hialeah Educational Academy 66-65. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Trojans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Biggie are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Wellington waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with a 70-44 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolverines just coasted through the last quarter.
Wellington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Lake Worth, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Lake Worth skirted past Wellington 49-46 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Lake Worth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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