North Carolina High School Basketball - Lakewood sneaks past Clinton
December 27, 2024: Roseboro, NC 28385 The Lakewood Leopards (Roseboro, NC) basketball edged the visiting Clinton Dark Horses (Clinton, NC), 52-49 in Friday's non-league bout.
The Leopards now possess a 6-0 record. They play next when they host Midway for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Lakewood will play a Raiders team coming off a 35-26 non-league win over Hobbton (Newton Grove, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 5-3.
With the loss, Clinton falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Dark horses host Union (Rose Hill, NC) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 1-7. Union lost 40-33 in their recent non-league bout against West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC)