The Lakeside Lancers and the Tarbut V' Torah Lions will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakeside has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Tarbut V' Torah will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Lakeside lost to Elsinore on the road by a 80-63 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Lancers still had to take the loss.
Lakeside's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maurice Turner, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, and Jack Jones, who posted 12 points. Justin Jones was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Tarbut V' Torah strolled past Newport Christian with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 71-55. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Seahawks are ranked 657th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeside better keep an eye on Jacob Coblentz-Brown. He was instrumental in Tarbut V' Torah's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. Coblentz-Brown is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Groner, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds.
Tarbut V' Torah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Tarbut V' Torah, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lakeside has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Tarbut V' Torah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 41.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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