The Lake Clifton Lakers and the River Hill Hawks will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 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.
Last Thursday, Lake Clifton came up short against Mergenthaler Vo-Tech and fell 65-54. That's two games in a row now that the Lakers have lost by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, River Hill also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Dulaney by a score of 68-57. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Lions are ranked 30th).
Lake Clifton will have to contain Nicholas Kogut as he made an impact in River Hill's last game. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Kogut a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Moore, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 12 points.
Lake Clifton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for River Hill, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Lake Clifton beat River Hill 52-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Clifton 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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