Basketball Game Preview: Lakeside Rams vs. Pine Bluff Zebras

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Previous 5 Games

02/02/24 - Home	69-34 W
01/02/24 - Away	74-58 W
02/16/23 - Away	61-22 W
01/03/23 - Home	36-24 W
01/25/22 - Home	31-20 W

Lakeside has gone 5-0 against Pine Bluff recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lakeside Rams will host the Pine Bluff Zebras at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lakeside's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Pine Bluff has been banged up by 20 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Lakeside saw some tournament action on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 63-49 to Harding Academy.

Lakeside's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Payton Futch, who went 11 for 22 on her way to 24 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, and Mckenzie Williams, who went 8 of 14 on her way to 23 points and three steals. That was a full 49% of Lakeside's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Pine Bluff might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-18 to Camden Fairview, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Zebras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Cardinals are ranked 68th).

Pine Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Everything came up roses for Lakeside against Pine Bluff in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 69-34 victory. Does Lakeside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Bluff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.