Basketball Game Preview: Lakeside Panthers vs. Burke County Bears

The Lakeside Panthers will square off against the Burke County Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Lakeside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Thomson on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeside was dealt a 67-31 loss at the hands of Thomson. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

They now have a losing record at 2-3. As for Burke County, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (16-10), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.

Lakeside strolled past Burke County in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 40-26. Will Lakeside repeat their success, or does Burke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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