It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sebring can now relate to. They lost 57-33 to the Lake Wales Highlanders on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Highlanders are ranked 101st).
Molly Jane Zwayer
| 02/08/25 vs Lake Wales | 11 |
| 02/06/25 vs Auburndale | 4 |
| 01/31/25 @ Lake Wales | 7 |
| 01/30/25 @ DeSoto County | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ Avon Park | 7 |
| + 20 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Sebring lost, don't look at Molly Jane Zwayer. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a triple-double with 18 points, nine rebounds, and 11 blocks. Zwayer has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last 25 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Adriana Maldonado, who posted nine points.
Lake Wales' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tateyanna Mickel led the charge by putting up 17 points along with five assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Squire, who put up 14 points.
Sebring has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Lake Wales, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Sebring does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Wales, they will square off against Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gateway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
