The Lake Placid Dragons lost to the Moore Haven Terriers back in January, but the Lake Placid Dragons didn't allow the Moore Haven Terriers the same satisfaction on Thursday. Lake Placid had just enough and edged Moore Haven out 43-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Placid.
Lake Placid's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antranique Felton led the charge by dropping a double-double on 10 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kh'Nya Madison, who scored 10 points.
Moore Haven's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sa'Nyree Myers, who scored 23 points. Myers scored a full 57.5% of Moore Haven's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preslynn Baker, who scored 12 points.
Lake Placid's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Moore Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lake Placid will be playing at home against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSoto County presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lake Placid in Florida (DeSoto County is ranked 77th, while Lake Placid is ranked 255th). As for Moore Haven, they will head out on the road to face off against Okeechobee at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Okeechobee comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
