The St. Mary Tigers will head out to take on the Lakeview Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Mary lost 54-31 to Northwood on Tuesday. The Tigers have struggled against the Gators recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Lakeview came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 62-54 win over the Tigers. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Tigers are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeview's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 31-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for St. Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
St. Mary took a serious blow against Lakeview in their previous matchup back in January, falling 59-27. Can St. Mary avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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