The Lakewood Rangers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Newark Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Lakewood didn't have quite enough to beat Avon and fell 49-46. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Eagles are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Newark entered their game against Pickerington Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Newark might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Pickerington Central an easy 59-37 victory. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Newark's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1. As for Lakewood, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Lakewood was dealt a bruising 67-27 loss at the hands of Newark when the teams last played back in December of 2015. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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