The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakewood Lancers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Vernon, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Mt. Vernon beat Watkins Memorial 63-51. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Warriors are ranked 501st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Heath, falling 59-37. The Lancers were down 46-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Mt. Vernon's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
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