The Lake Placid Dragons will square off against the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Placid has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 6.
Last Friday, Lake Placid was beaten by Avon Park 78-40. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Red Devils are ranked 247th).
Meanwhile, DeSoto County had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They really took it to Hardee for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-36 win. With the Bulldogs ahead 35-13 at the half, the game was all but over already.
DeSoto County's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Lake Placid, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Lake Placid came up short against DeSoto County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 55-51. Can Lake Placid avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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