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| 12/15/23 - Away | 80-44 W |
| 01/31/23 - Away | 46-51 L |
| 12/15/22 - Home | 60-48 W |
| 12/16/21 - Neutral | 52-49 W |
| 02/07/20 - Home | 66-50 W |
| + 5 more games |
Western Branch has gone 9-1 against Lakeland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Branch has three straight wins, Lakeland has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, everything came up roses for Western Branch against Bayside as the team secured a 55-17 victory. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Marlins are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakeland lost 63-38 to Manor on Thursday.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Western Branch, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Western Branch against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured an 80-44 victory. Will Western Branch repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
