Columbine and Lakewood are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Columbine Rebels will host the Lakewood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbine has three straight victories, Lakewood has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Columbine's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Monday, when they got past Golden's usually-dominant defense. Everything went Columbine's way against Golden as Columbine made off with a 72-47 win. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood lost 58-34 to Ralston Valley on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Mustangs are ranked 24th).
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Columbine, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Everything went Columbine's way against Lakewood when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Columbine made off with a 73-47 win. Does Columbine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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