The Lakewood Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lakewood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 65 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Gainesville on Saturday. They took a 37-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hurricanes. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep posted their biggest win since December 6, 2024 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Winter Haven as Berkeley Prep made off with a 65-40 victory. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Berkeley Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Lakewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 76-50 loss they got from Berkeley Prep in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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