Basketball Game Preview: Bellarmine Prep Lions vs. Lakes Lancers

The Bellarmine Prep Lions will take on the Lakes Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Lakes is hoping to do what Peninsula couldn't on Friday: put an end to Bellarmine Prep's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bellarmine Prep took their contest with ease, bagging an 82-32 win over Peninsula. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lakes came up short against North Thurston on Monday and fell 72-65. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Bellarmine Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Lakes, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.

Everything came up roses for Bellarmine Prep against Lakes in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, as the squad secured an 82-44 victory. In that contest, Bellarmine Prep amassed a halftime lead of 46-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.