The Utica Redskins will head out to face off against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Lakewood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Utica, who comes in off a win.
Utica will head into Wednesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Licking Valley on Wednesday. Everything went Utica's way against Licking Valley as Utica made off with a 57-37 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Redskins have posted against the Panthers since January 8, 2017.
Meanwhile, Lakewood didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon on Wednesday and fell 38-36. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 189th).
Utica's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Lakewood, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which is still a better percentage than their 5-16 record this season.
Utica beat Lakewood 66-54 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Utica since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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