The Howland Tigers only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt the Lakeview Bulldogs on Wednesday. Howland simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lakeview 64-32 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-18.
Leading Howland to victory were Mia Thomas and Alyssa Massucci. Thomas scored 13 points, while Massucci scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thomas has scored all season. Gia Hoso was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Lakeview lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Makenna Werner, who scored six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalyssa Werner, who scored four points along with four steals.
Lakeview struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are 1-4 when they can't control their own glass like that.
Howland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lakeview, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Howland will be playing in front of their home fans against West Branch at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Howland is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. As for Lakeview, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rootstown at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Rootstown is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so Lakeview will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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