Basketball Game Preview: Lake Ridge Eagles vs. Mansfield Tigers

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Previous Games

12/31/24 - Away	61-41 W
01/26/24 - Home	48-29 W
01/02/24 - Away	38-32 W
01/27/23 - Away	60-26 W
01/03/23 - Home	50-31 W
+ 5 more games

Lake Ridge has gone 8-2 against Mansfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Ridge Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Lake Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Boswell on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Ridge was dealt a 70-26 loss at the hands of Boswell. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-16.

Meanwhile, Mansfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Boswell and fell 62-13. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Mansfield's loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Lake Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.

Lake Ridge took their win against Mansfield when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 61-41. Will Lake Ridge repeat their success, or does Mansfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.