Poland Seminary is 10-0 against Lakeview since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Poland Seminary Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Poland Seminary has four straight wins, Lakeview has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Poland Seminary didn't have too much trouble with McKinley on the road as they won 50-33. Given Poland Seminary's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while McKinley is ranked 699th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeview suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by South Range on the road and fell 65-37.
Despite the loss, Lakeview had strong showings from Carter Doran, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds, and Kyle Senkowitz, who scored 11 points. Doran hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games.
Poland Seminary has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Lakeview, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Poland Seminary didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lakeview when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Will Poland Seminary repeat their success, or does Lakeview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.