Rosewood lost against Lakewood back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rosewood Eagles lost 48-25 to the Lakewood Leopards. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Leopards are ranked 208th).
Lakewood found their leader in freshman Areona McKoy, who almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which McKoy has scored at least a third of Lakewood's points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Rhodes, who posted eight points.
Rosewood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Lakewood, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rosewood will welcome Union at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lakewood, they will host Hobbton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood is facing Hobbton at the right time seeing as Hobbton is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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