The Lakewood Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Lansing Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Lakewood was beaten by Sexton 77-39. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Big Reds are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Lansing Catholic played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 64-39 to Portland. The Cougars were down 48-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Lakewood will have to contain Drew Tolfree as he made an impact in Lansing Catholic's last game. He posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Payne, who had seven points.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Lansing Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Lakewood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lansing Catholic when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood 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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