The Valley Forge Patriots will head out to take on the Lakewood Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Forge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lakewood likes a good challenge.
Valley Forge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Westlake last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Valley Forge lost 82-56 to Westlake. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-24.
Meanwhile, Lakewood entered their tilt with Stow-Munroe Falls on Sunday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 62-52 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakewood's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Valley Forge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Valley Forge was taken down by Lakewood 65-36 when the teams last played back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valley Forge was down 39-11.
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