Basketball Preview: Deer Lakes Lancers vs. Yough Cougars
Deer Lakes has gone 6-0 against Yough recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Deer Lakes Lancers will be playing at home against the Yough Cougars at 12:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Deer Lakes came up short against Hampton and fell 61-54. The loss was the Lancers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Yough was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of California. The game was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Yough's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Deer Lakes, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Deer Lakes took their victory against Yough when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 53-32. Does Deer Lakes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yough turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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