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| 12/12/24 - Home | 62-56 W |
| 12/08/23 - Away | 48-41 W |
| 12/01/23 - Home | 44-51 L |
| 12/13/22 - Away | 49-44 W |
| 12/02/22 - Home | 62-43 W |
| + 5 more games |
Midway has gone 8-2 against Lakewood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Midway Raiders will head out to take on the Lakewood Leopards at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Midway comes in on eight and Lakewood on five.
Last Friday, Midway earned a 55-45 win over Hobbton. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Wildcats are ranked 499th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
While Lakewood didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against South Lenoir by a score of 60-47 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Leopards have won by exactly 13 points.
Midway's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Midway didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lakewood in their previous matchup on December 12th, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakewood's Xavier Hall, who almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 20 rebounds, and nine blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Midway still be able to contain Hall? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
