The Durant Cougars will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts in a holiday battle at on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Durant came up short against Bloomingdale and fell 59-47. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Bulls are ranked 201st).
Matthew Suarez put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamarcus Randall, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 79-78 to Wesley Chapel. While the Dreadnaughts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 24-18 in the first quarter.
Durant has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Lakeland, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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