Basketball Game Preview: Lakewood Lancers vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave

Lakewood is 2-8 against Newark Catholic since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lakewood Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 1:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Lakewood is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They fell 42-34 to Granville.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Newark Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Licking Heights 73-30. The Green Wave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-12.

Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Newark Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Lakewood came up short against Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in February, falling 45-40. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.