Basketball Game Preview: New Riegel Blue Jackets vs. Lakota Raiders

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Home	68-40 W
02/02/24 - Home	78-49 W
12/19/23 - Away	71-43 W
01/08/22 - Away	47-42 W
01/15/19 - Neutral	63-50 W
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New Riegel is 10-0 against Lakota since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Riegel Blue Jackets will head out on the road to square off against the Lakota Raiders at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in New Riegel's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.

On Tuesday, New Riegel earned a 58-46 win over Hopewell-Loudon.

Meanwhile, Lakota suffered their biggest defeat since January 10th on Tuesday. They came up short against Calvert, falling 66-44. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Senecas are ranked 178th).

New Riegel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Lakota, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.

Everything came up roses for New Riegel against Lakota in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 68-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Riegel since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.