The Lakota Raiders will square off against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lakota is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Danbury just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 40-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Lakers are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Hopewell-Loudon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 54-47 to Calvert.
Lakota's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Lakota came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopewell-Loudon when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 35-33. Does Lakota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hopewell-Loudon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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