The Lakewood Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Lakewood is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 9, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 67-44 to Jesuit.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg didn't have too much trouble with Winthrop College Prep Academy on Saturday as they won 60-44. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Spartans are ranked 376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Petersburg has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Lakewood was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Petersburg in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 73-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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