The Lakeland Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Haldane Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Lakeland came up short against Walter Panas on Saturday, falling 54-30. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Panthers are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Haldane). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Keio Academy of N.Y. 50-18. The win was some much needed relief for the Blue Devils as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Haldane's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Lakeland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Lakeland took their win against Haldane in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 63-43. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Haldane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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