The Lakeland Cavaliers will face off against the Lafayette Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lakeland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Lafayette likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Lakeland lost to Norcom on the road by a 79-62 margin. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lafayette had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Islanders 47-45.
Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Lakeland, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Lakeland didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lafayette's Jarquez Garrett, who went 10 of 15 en route to 23 points and seven assists. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Lakeland to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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