The Weatherford Kangaroos will challenge the Lake Ridge Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Weatherford knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Lake Ridge likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Weatherford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-59 to North Crowley. While losing is never fun, the Kangaroos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Lake Ridge had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 67-58 victory over the Eagles.
Lake Ridge's win came from a few key players Weatherford will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dasean Johnson, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Abisayo Gbakinro, who made all 5 shots he took to post 16 points and three steals.
Lake Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Weatherford, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4.
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