Basketball Game Preview: Lakeside Lancers vs. Paloma Valley Wildcats

The Lakeside Lancers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with six losses in a row, Lakeside turned things around against Vista del Lago on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-52 victory over the Ravens.

It was another big night for Maurice Turner, who posted 26 points. Another player making a difference was Justin Jones, who had 14 points.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paloma Valley duked it out withPerris on Monday. Paloma Valley snuck past Perris with a 60-54 win.

Paloma Valley's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-13. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Lakeside, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-20.

Lakeside ended up a good deal behind Paloma Valley in their previous matchup last Tuesday, losing 58-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paloma Valley's Ayden Garcia, who went 15 for 35 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. Now that Lakeside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.