After flying high against Norcom last Monday, Lakeland came back down to earth. The Lakeland Cavaliers lost 3-0 to the Hickory Hawks on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Lakeland in their matchups with Hickory: they've now lost five in a row.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 10-0-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lakeland will take on Nansemond River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nansemond Riverpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lakeland in Virginia (Nansemond River is ranked 29th, while Lakeland is ranked 205th). As for Hickory, they will head out on the road to square off against Western Branch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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