It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeland can now relate to. They lost 94-69 to the New Kent Trojans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th in Virginia, while the Trojans are ranked 47th in Virginia).
Marty Wray was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-16 to rack up 25 points and four steals for New Kent. Another player making a difference was Kyle Diggs, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 13 boards.
Lakeland's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-16. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for New Kent, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-1.
Lakeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Kent, they will challenge Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in New Kent's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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