The Lake Blue Streaks will venture away from home to take on the McKinley Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Lake lost to Washington at home by a 68-50 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-43 heartbreaker at the hands of Hoover. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly two points.
Lake will need focus on slowing down Ka'Myah Gisentaner, one of several McKinley players who made an impact when they last played. She posted ten points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Mya Taylor was another key player, putting up 18 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, McKinley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Lake, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Lake came up short against McKinley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 55-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Now that Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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