Basketball Game Preview: Lakewood Cougars vs. Bellingham Bayhawks

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02/07/24 - Home	71-49 W
01/15/24 - Away	65-55 W
01/06/24 - Home	80-64 W
01/16/23 - Home	69-62 W
01/23/20 - Home	86-50 W
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Lakewood has gone 7-1 against Bellingham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lakewood Cougars will square off against the Bellingham Bayhawks 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 Monday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took an 80-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sedro-Woolley on Friday.

Meanwhile, Bellingham suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2024 on Saturday. They were beaten by Lynden 76-46. While losing is never fun, the Bayhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Lions are ranked 16th).

Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Bellingham, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Everything went Lakewood's way against Bellingham when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Lakewood made off with a 71-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.