The Lakeside Vikings and the Woodward Academy War Eagles will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
On Friday, Lakeside wound up with the same score they had in their last game (57-51), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy entered their tilt with Shiloh on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They strolled past the Generals with points to spare, taking the game 59-44. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the War Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Woodward Academy's win came from a few key players Lakeside will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Deke Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Zachary Foster, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds.
Woodward Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Lakeside, they dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeside was dealt a bruising 78-49 loss at the hands of Woodward Academy when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodward Academy's Jarvis Hayes Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Now that Lakeside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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