Basketball Game Preview: Lakewood Lancers vs. Licking Valley Panthers

Lakewood is 2-8 against Licking Valley since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lakewood Lancers will look to defend their home court against the Licking Valley Panthers at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Lakewood is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newark Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Green Wave are ranked 203rd).

Meanwhile, Licking Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 23, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against Mt. Vernon, falling 53-31. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Licking Valley, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-15.

Lakewood came up short against Licking Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 42-31. Will Lakewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.