The Lakewood Tigers will take on the Fairview Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lakewood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
Lakewood is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost to Golden at home by a 47-29 margin. The contest was a 18-18 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Despite their defeat, Lakewood saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Iben Last, who had four points along with seven rebounds, was perhaps the best of all.
Meanwhile, Fairview took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Prairie View 58-17. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-4.
Fairview can attribute much of their success to Olivia Soto, who scored 12 points plus seven assists and six rebounds, and Chloe Hickory, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus three steals. Those seven assists gave Soto a new career-high. Rylee Bennett was another key player, scoring eight points plus four steals.
Lakewood came up short against Fairview when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 61-48. Will Lakewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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