Basketball Game Preview: Lakewood Spartans vs. Pinellas Park Patriots

Lakewood has gone 9-0 against Pinellas Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lakewood Spartans will host the Pinellas Park Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakewood has five straight wins, Pinellas Park has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Lakewood is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Palmetto: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lakewood blew Palmetto out of the water with an 84-32 final score. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 27 points or more this season.

Alahni Lovett

Points

01/18/25 vs Palmetto	23
01/17/25 vs Keswick Christian	17
01/14/25 @ Booker	31

Lakewood's win on Saturday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alahni Lovett, who went 9 of 12 on her way to 23 points. The contest was Lovett's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Paschal, who went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points and three steals.

Lakewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 13 consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Pinellas Park was beaten by Gibbs 75-24 on Friday.

Lakewood pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Everything came up roses for Lakewood against Pinellas Park when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured an 86-18 win. In that game, Lakewood amassed a halftime lead of 74-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.