Basketball Recap: Lakewood Comes Up Short

Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 76-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Petersburg Green Devils. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Green Devils earlier this season, when they won 73-66.

St. Petersburg was led to victory by Emir Gainer and Nijaun Harris. Gainer went 11 for 19 en route to 32 points, while Harris posted 22 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Harris' evening made it 20 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Macon, who scored six points and nine rebounds.

Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for St. Petersburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.

Lakewood has already played their next contest, a 74-40 defeat against Gibbs on the 24th. As for St. Petersburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-57 win against Northeast on the 22nd.