The Lake Placid Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lake Placid focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Monday.
Lake Placid is headed out to face DeSoto County after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lake Placid claimed a resounding 41-12 victory over Avon Park. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dragons had established a 22 point advantage.
Lake Placid found their leader in sophomore Trinity Smalls, who went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Ana Taylor was another key player, posting seven points along with nine rebounds.
Lake Placid was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avon Park only posted an.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over Palmetto on Monday.
DeSoto County relied on the efforts of Yahri Tyler, who went 10 for 19 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds and four steals, and Cherish Wiggins, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave Wiggins a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaliyah Luther, who scored four points along with 12 rebounds.
Things could have been worse for Lake Placid, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-32 loss to DeSoto County in their previous meeting back in February. Can Lake Placid avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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