The Lakewood Spartans will challenge the Southeast Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Lakewood came up short against Berkeley Prep and fell 51-41. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Southeast waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 48-45. The team ran away with 34 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Southeast is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Lakewood came up short against Southeast in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 82-72. Thankfully for Lakewood, Aaron Barton (who posted 32 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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