Basketball Game Preview: Lake View Wild Gators vs. Johnsonville Flashes

Lake View is 0-8 against Johnsonville since December of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Lake View Wild Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Johnsonville Flashes at 7:45 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.

Lake View is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Hannah-Pamplico and fell 66-26. The Wild Gators were down 42-17 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, Johnsonville didn't have quite enough to beat Green Sea Floyds on Tuesday and fell 60-57. The Flashes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lake View's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Johnsonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Lake View took a serious blow against Johnsonville when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 68-34. Can Lake View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.