The Great Bridge Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Lakeland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Great Bridge lost to Indian River on the road by a 49-34 margin. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was beaten by Nansemond River 81-22 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Warriors are ranked 14th).
Great Bridge will have to contain Aubrianna Paiz as she made an impact in Lakeland's last game. She posted eight points and five steals. Paiz is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alainah Overton, who had six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeland and nudges their season record down to 6-12. As for Great Bridge, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Great Bridge skirted past Lakeland 57-54 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Bridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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