Ferndale is 0-7 against Lakewood since January of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Ferndale Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakewood Cougars at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Ferndale came up short against Lynden and fell 56-44. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Lions are ranked 17th).
Lakewood has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 43-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Stevens on Monday. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Ferndale's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4. As for Lakewood, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Ferndale suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Lakewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Ferndale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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