The Lakewood Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Bay Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Lakewood fought the good fight in their overtime game against Lorain on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 90-80 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (76), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Bay was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 72-67 to Westlake. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Lakewood will have to contain Collin Melvin as he made an impact in Bay's last game. He went 13 for 21 on his way to 31 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Melvin a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Max Cockburn, who went 7 of 14 to rack up 17 points.
Bay has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Everything went Lakewood's way against Bay in their previous matchup back in January, as Lakewood made off with a 67-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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