Basketball Game Preview: Cazenovia Lakers vs. Solvay Bearcats

The Cazenovia Lakers will challenge the Solvay Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cazenovia is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

On Friday, Cazenovia was beaten by Westhill 87-54. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Warriors are ranked 21st).

Meanwhile, Solvay played a tough matchup on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Skaneateles and fell 75-41. The Bearcats have struggled against the Lakers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Solvay's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Cazenovia, they now have a losing record at 5-6.

Cazenovia strolled past Solvay in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 69-52. Will Cazenovia repeat their success, or does Solvay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.