Basketball Game Preview: Lyme Central Lakers vs. Alexandria Central Purple Ghosts

Lyme Central is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Alexandria Central a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Lyme Central Lakers will host the Alexandria Central Purple Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Lyme Central is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Hammond Central on Saturday. Lyme Central was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Hammond Central.

Meanwhile, Alexandria Central played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 58-37 to Sandy Creek.

Alexandria Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Lyme Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Lyme Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Alexandria Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. Will Lyme Central repeat their success, or does Alexandria Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.