Lakewood is 2-8 against Newark Catholic since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lakewood Lancers will look to defend their home court against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Fairfield Union and fell 61-27. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Falcons are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic entered their tilt with Licking Valley on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 55-39.
Newark Catholic has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Lakewood took a serious blow against Newark Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 55-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newark Catholic's Sophie Chard Peloquin, who posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Lakewood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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