Lakeside is 0-3 against Poly since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lakeside Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Poly Bears at 6:00 p.m. Lakeside comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Wednesday, Lakeside had to suffer through a rough 62-18 loss at the hands of Paloma Valley. Lakeside was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-9.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Poly, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 46-27 loss to Paloma Valley on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Poly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while Paloma Valley is ranked 268th).
Lakeside bumped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Poly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-16.
Lakeside was taken down by Poly 66-17 in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Can Lakeside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
