Basketball Game Preview: Lakeland Hawks vs. Lakeside Eagles

Having just played yesterday, the Lakeland Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeside Eagles at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Bonners Ferry 58-42 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Lakeside posted their closest win since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. George's, sneaking past 40-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Lakeside pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Lakeland, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything went Lakeland's way against Lakeside in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as Lakeland made off with a 54-30 victory. In that matchup, Lakeland amassed a halftime lead of 34-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.