The Lake Placid Green Dragon boys’ varsity basketball team made the trek to Wauchula Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, and came away on the short end of a 59-42 score at the hands of the Hardee Wildcats.

This one got away from Lake Placid early as the home team struck for 19 points in the first quarter to lead it, 19-9. The halftime score found Lake Placid behind, 27-17. The third quarter saw Lake Placid play its best ball of the game with a 14-point performance, still left the “Good Guys” lagging, 53-31.