Lakeside and Sylvan-Lucas are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Lakeside Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakeside scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They breezed by Natoma on the road to the tune of 78-29.
Reece Remus and Jace Cunningham were among the main playmakers for Lakeside as the former scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals and the latter scored 24 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cunningham has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Eli Schmitt, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, even though St. John's/Tipton Catholic scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, Sylvan-Lucas still came out on top. Sylvan-Lucas secured a 66-61 W over St. John's/Tipton Catholic. The win was just what Sylvan-Lucas needed coming off of a 58-31 loss in their prior match.
Lakeside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Sylvan-Lucas, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Lakeside came up short against Sylvan-Lucas in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 48-41. Can Lakeside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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