The Bartow Yellow Jackets will square off against the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 13 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Bartow and 18 for Lakeland dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Bartow lost to Ridge Community at home by a 38-22 margin.
Meanwhile, Lakeland had to suffer through a 101-7 loss at the hands of Gateway. While losing is never fun, the Dreadnaughts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Panthers are ranked 81st).
Bartow's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Bartow lost to Lakeland on the road by a decisive 55-38 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Bartow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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