Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Licking Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakewood Lancers will square off against the Licking Valley Panthers at 7:15 p.m.
Lakewood is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 46-41 heartbreaker at the hands of Newark Catholic.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 73-63 win over the Lions. The Panthers pushed the score to 61-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Licking Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Lakewood was taken down by Licking Valley 67-39 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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