Lake lost against McKinley back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lake Blue Streaks lost to the McKinley Bulldogs at home by a 62-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Leading McKinley to victory were Reed Sims Jr and Anthony Chavers. Sims Jr went 6 of 9 on his way to 22 points, while Chavers went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points. Davey Thompson was another key player, putting up five points.
Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for McKinley, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-38 defeat against Cuyahoga Falls on the 18th. As for McKinley, they will host Washington at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully McKinley likes a good challenge.
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