Pinellas Park is 0-9 against Lakewood since December of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Pinellas Park Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Pinellas Park is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Gibbs, falling 75-24.
Meanwhile, Lakewood entered their tilt with Palmetto on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Tigers 84-32. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.
Lakewood's win came from a few key players Pinellas Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alahni Lovett, who went 9 for 12 on her way to 23 points. Her morning made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Mikayla Paschal was another key player, going 8 of 14 en route to 19 points and three steals.
Lakewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 13 consecutive games.
Lakewood pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Pinellas Park was taken down by Lakewood 86-18 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood's Sumayah McIntosh, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 steals. Now that Pinellas Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
