The Lake Hornets and the New Site Royals will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lake is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Morton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 56-27. The matchup marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, New Site was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Monday as they fell 46-40 to Belgreen. While the Royals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 17-13 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, New Site saw an underclassman step up: freshman Bella Green posted 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Green has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roxy Marshall, who had 11 points and eight rebounds.
New Site's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Lake beat New Site 57-48 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Site's Chloe Chism, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake still be able to contain Chism? There's only one way to find out.
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