Having just played yesterday, the Lakeland Dreadnaughts will get right back to it and host the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 22 straight defeats, while Lakeland Christian will come in with six straight victories.
On Wednesday, Lakeland had to suffer through a 57-4 loss at the hands of George Jenkins. While losing is never fun, the Dreadnaughts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Eagles are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 46-12 win over Academy at the Lakes. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 30 points or more this season.
Lakeland better focus on containing Rudi Jessee and Khloe Overstreet as the pair were huge in Lakeland Christian's win. Jessee posted 11 points and three steals, while Overstreet went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points. Overstreet is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiya Boyce, who earned four points and eight boards.
Lakeland Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matches.
Lakeland Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.5 points per game. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Lakeland took a serious blow against Lakeland Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 44-5. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakeland was down 31-3.
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