Lakewood was the 43-32 winner over Utica when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakewood Lancers took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Utica Redskins on Thursday. 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 599th, while the Redskins are ranked 243rd).
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Utica, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Lakewood will head out on the road to square off against Trimble at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Utica, they will be playing at home against Centerburg at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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