The Lakeview Bulldogs struggled with threes on Wednesday (the Howland Tigers had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Lakeview was dealt a 64-32 loss at the hands of Howland. Lakeview has struggled against Howland recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeview's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makenna Werner, who scored six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalyssa Werner, who scored four points along with four steals.
Lakeview struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are 1-4 when they can't control their own glass like that.
Leading Howland to victory were Mia Thomas and Alyssa Massucci. Thomas scored 13 points, while Massucci scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thomas has scored all season. Gia Hoso was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Lakeview's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Howland, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeview will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rootstown at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Rootstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Lakeview likes a good challenge. As for Howland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Branch at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Howland is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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