Lakeside hasn't had much luck against West Geauga recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakeside Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the West Geauga Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lakeside is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They were outmatched by Crestwood and fell 91-56. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 814th, while the Red Devils are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, West Geauga came tearing into Saturday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Wildcats 60-42.
West Geauga pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Lakeside and West Geauga were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but Lakeside came up empty-handed after a 44-43 defeat. Can Lakeside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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