Basketball Game Preview: Lakeland Vikings vs. Appleton City Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/19/24 - Home	26-63 L
01/20/23 - Away	62-55 W
01/21/20 - Away	63-47 W
01/21/19 - Neutral	63-33 W
01/15/19 - Home	65-32 W
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Lakeland is 9-1 against Appleton City since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lakeland Vikings will square off against the Appleton City Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. Lakeland has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 3.

Lakeland is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since December 8, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fair Play by a score of 41-39.

Meanwhile, Appleton City got the win against Midway on Tuesday by a conclusive 53-33. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Appleton City and bumps their season record up to 8-5. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Lakeland took a serious blow against Appleton City when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 63-26. Can Lakeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.