Basketball Game Preview: John Marshall Lawyers vs. Lakeside Dragons

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2024, 2:27am

Preview: John Marshall Lawyers vs. Lakeside Dragons

John Marshall has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lakeside Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

John Marshall and Glenville squared off in some playoff action two weeks ago, but sadly John Marshall had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 78-55 walloping at the hands of the Tarblooders. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for John Marshall in their matchups with Glenville: they've now lost nine in a row.

John Marshall's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jarvion Williams, who scored 20 points. That was a full 36.4% of John Marshall's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Taylor, who scored ten points.

Meanwhile, Lakeside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 63-52 to Madison. While losing is never fun, Lakeside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while Madison is ranked 244th).

John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

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