Basketball Game Preview: First Colonial Patriots vs. Lakeland Cavaliers

The First Colonial Patriots will challenge the Lakeland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Tuesday, First Colonial came up short against Cox and fell 71-62. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Lakeland ended up a good deal behind King's Fork on Tuesday and lost 76-58. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).

Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for First Colonial, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.