Bartow is 4-0 against Lake Region since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bartow Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to square off against the Lake Region Thunder at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bartow has three straight wins, Lake Region has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Bartow beats Lake Region with 81 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Bartow came out on top against Jones by a score of 81-74 on Wednesday.
Bartow's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ja'Kylen Crossley, who went 7 for 15 en route to 20 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Cotton, who went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points plus two steals.
Bartow smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lake Region lost to Cypress Creek on the road by a 72-56 margin on Saturday.
Bartow's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Region, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Bartow's way against Lake Region when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Bartow made off with a 75-52 victory. In that contest, Bartow amassed a halftime lead of 39-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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