The Lakeland Christian Vikings had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 79-69 victory over Frostproof. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lakeland Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Stephens, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stephens has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ralph Scott, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Frostproof lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sevastian Rosado, who scored 35 points along with four steals. That was a full 50.7% of Frostproof's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Turral Berry, who scored 20 points.
Frostproof struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Lakeland Christian pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Frostproof, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
Lakeland Christian and Fort Meade will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Fort Meade's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups. As for Frostproof, Frostproof and Wesley Chapel will face off at 4:30 p.m. on January 20th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Wesley Chapel's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
