Basketball Game Preview: Lakewood Ranch Mustangs vs. Braden River Pirates

Lakewood Ranch and Braden River are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Braden River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood Ranch will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

On Monday, Lakewood Ranch didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Port, but they still walked away with a 31-27 win.

Braden River played against Bayshore and won via forfeit.

Braden River pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Lakewood Ranch, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-4.

Lakewood Ranch beat Braden River 40-27 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Lakewood Ranch repeat their success, or does Braden River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.