The Lakota West Firebirds and the Middletown Middies will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakota West took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-39 victory over Colerain. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Middletown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 68-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mason. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Middies came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Comets are ranked 402nd).
Lakota West is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Lakota West didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Middletown in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-52 win. Does Lakota West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middletown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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