Lakeland is 1-9 against Western Branch since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Lakeland Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Western Branch Bruins at 7:30 p.m. Lakeland will be strutting in after a victory while Western Branch will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Lakeland didn't have too much trouble with Holmes as they won 58-43. The contest marked the Cavaliers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Western Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 76-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nansemond River. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Warriors are ranked 34th).
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Western Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Lakeland came out on top in a nail-biter against Western Branch in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 65-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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