The Lakeland Chiefs will venture away from home to square off against the Pittston Patriots at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lakeland is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wyoming Area on Friday. Lakeland fell just short of Wyoming Area by a score of 61-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Chiefs still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Lakeland saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Dylan Kopa, who went 7 for 12from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of David Naniewicz, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Pittston ended up a good deal behind Holy Cross on Monday and lost 61-42. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pittston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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