The Royal Highlanders and the Lakewood Lancers will round out the year against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday at. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Royal has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Lakewood will arrive with 12 straight wins.
Last Friday, Royal was beaten by Newbury Park 64-14. Royal was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.
Lakewood has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season. They blew past Woodrow Wilson 71-30 at home. Given Lakewood's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Woodrow Wilson is ranked 726th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakewood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nyemah King, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds, and Cristina Jones, who almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 12 rebounds, and nine steals. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which King has scored at least 25% of Lakewood's points. Nyla Hankins was another key contributor, scoring two points along with nine rebounds and nine steals.
Royal bumped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
