The Lakes Lancers will head out to take on the Timberline Blazers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lakes is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bellarmine Prep on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakes was dealt an 82-53 loss at the hands of Bellarmine Prep. The Lancers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Timberline was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 66-62 to Lincoln. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Abes are ranked 25th).
Lakes will have to contain Kenyon Simmons as he made an impact in Timberline's last game. He went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. Simmons' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Josh Tichenor, who posted 13 points along with five assists and five steals.
Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Timberline, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-11.
Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Timberline in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 68-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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