Pine Bluff is 0-6 against Lakeside since January of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Pine Bluff Zebras will be playing at home against the Lakeside Rams at 6:00 p.m.
Pine Bluff is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 41st straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were dealt a 51-21 loss at the hands of El Dorado.
Meanwhile, Lakeside had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 60-19 win over the Trojans. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Pine Bluff better focus on containing Payton Futch and Mckenzie Williams as the pair were huge in Lakeside's win. Futch almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Williams posted 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Futch's evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aniyah Humphrey, who earned eight points.
Lakeside was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lakeside pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.1 points. As for Pine Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
Pine Bluff was dealt a bruising 56-23 loss at the hands of Lakeside in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Futch, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. Now that Pine Bluff knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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