Basketball Game Preview: Wilmington Greyhounds vs. Lakeview Sailors

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Previous Games

02/11/20 - Away	36-48 L
01/17/20 - Home	37-40 L
02/26/19 - Neutral	58-34 W
02/12/19 - Home	65-48 W
01/18/19 - Away	55-45 W
+ 5 more games

Wilmington is 8-2 against Lakeview since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wilmington Greyhounds are taking a road trip to take on the Lakeview Sailors at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Wilmington will head into Tuesday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Reynolds: Wilmington made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Reynolds, but still couldn't quite topple them. Wilmington was the clear victor by a 61-35 margin over Reynolds on Tuesday. The contest marked the Greyhounds' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, Lakeview hadn't done well against Greenville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lakeview took their game with ease, bagging a 61-31 victory over Greenville. The Sailors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 24 points or more this season.

The win was the fourth in a row for Lakeview, bringing their record for this year to 8-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21 points. As for Wilmington, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.

Wilmington came up short against Lakeview in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, falling 48-36. Can Wilmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.