Lakewood is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Bay is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lakewood Rangers will welcome the Bay Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lakewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
Lakewood is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Rocky River: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lakewood blew Rocky River out of the water with a 75-39 final score. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Valley Forge on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Patriots are ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Lakewood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bay in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. Will Lakewood repeat their success, or does Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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