Green had lost seven straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 5-16 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Lake Blue Streaks by a score of 51-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since January 2nd.
As for Lake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points over those games.
Lake was led to victory by Gavin Salzwimmer and Taden Coblentz. Salzwimmer went 6-for-9 en route to 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Coblentz posted 14 points and three steals. Salzwimmer is becoming a predictor of the Blue Streaks' success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 2-1 (and 6-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Lucas Draher, who had ten points.
Green has already played their next contest, a 45-36 defeat against Austintown-Fitch on the 20th. As for Lake, they will be taking part in a tournament against Garfield Community Learning Center at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th. The Blue Streaks will need to watch out since the Golden Rams have now posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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