The Lakeside Lancers will take on the Hemet Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakeside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Hemet will come in with 20 straight victories.
Lakeside is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Perris on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeside was outmatched by Perris and fell 70-41. The Lancers were down 48-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Lakeside saw an underclassman step up: freshman Justin Jones posted ten points.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hemet on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Citrus Hill out of the water with an 83-38 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Hemet's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points per game. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19.
Lakeside took a serious blow against Hemet in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 74-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hemet's Matthew Torres, who went 11 of 21 on his way to 24 points and four steals. Now that Lakeside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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