The Old Forge Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Lakeland Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Old Forge will be strutting in after a victory while Lakeland will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Old Forge was able to grind out a solid win over Holy Cross, taking the game 53-40.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 59-36 to Honesdale. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 610th, while the Hornets are ranked 202nd).
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Old Forge, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Old Forge beat Lakeland 57-47 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Forge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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