Springfield lost against Lakota East back in December of 2014 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Springfield Wildcats were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Lakota East Thunderhawks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Thunderhawks are ranked 63rd).
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Lakota East, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Springfield will host Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Springfield has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests. As for Lakota East, they are taking a road trip to square off against Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lakota East surely won't give up without a fight.
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