After two games on the road, Lakeview is heading back home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Newton Falls Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lakeview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Lakeview was the victim of a rough 46-22 loss at the hands of Poland Seminary. While losing is never fun, Lakeview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 588th, while Poland Seminary is ranked 186th).
Lakeview's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Anna Haynie, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, and Annabelle Humphrey who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Garfield on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. The victory was just what Newton Falls needed coming off of a 50-14 defeat in their prior contest.
Lakeview's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Newton Falls, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-6.
Lakeview was able to grind out a solid victory over Newton Falls in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 35-27. Will Lakeview repeat their success, or does Newton Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
