Northwood hasn't had much luck against Lake recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Northwood Rangers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Lake Flyers at 7:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Saturday, Northwood might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Emmanuel Christian an easy 67-44 victory. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 661st, while the Warriors are ranked 319th).
Meanwhile, Lake suffered their biggest defeat since February 5th on Friday. They were beaten by Clyde 91-63.
Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Northwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Northwood came up short against Lake in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 75-70. Can Northwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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