The Lakeland Chiefs will venture away from home to face off against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lakeland is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Holy Cross on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeland was dealt a 71-42 defeat at the hands of Holy Cross. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Crusaders are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Western Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by Old Forge 87-41.
Western Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Lakeland, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Western Wayne in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 72-41 win. In that contest, Lakeland amassed a halftime lead of 41-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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