The Buckeye Valley Barons will challenge the Lakewood Lancers at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buckeye Valley has four straight victories, Lakewood has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Buckeye Valley will bounce into Sunday's match after beating Worthington Christian, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Buckeye Valley walked away with a 50-39 win over Worthington Christian on Friday.
Buckeye Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ella Hazelrigg, who posted 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hazelrigg has scored at least a third of Buckeye Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Addison Graham, who had 13 points plus eight assists and four steals.
Buckeye Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood and Northridge met for a duel on Friday where Lakewood had to take the L. Lakewood lost 54-30 to Northridge. The Lancers were down 47-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Buckeye Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Buckeye Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, winning 62-50. Will Buckeye Valley repeat their success, or does Lakewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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