The Lakota East Thunderhawks will head out to face off against the Springboro Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lakota East is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 9, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Colerain by a score of 55-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Thunderhawks came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Cardinals are ranked 347th).
Meanwhile, Springboro waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Elks by a score of 72-59.
Lakota East's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Springboro, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Lakota East and Springboro were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Lakota East came up empty-handed after a 38-37 defeat. Can Lakota East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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