The McKinley Red Dragons will face off against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, McKinley came up short against Jefferson Area and fell 62-53. The loss continues a trend for the Red Dragons in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost seven in a row.
| 12/10/24 vs Jefferson Area | 22 |
| 01/23/24 vs Poland Seminary | 21 |
| 12/29/23 vs Edgewood | 18 |
| 01/16/24 @ Lakeview | 18 |
| 01/30/24 @ Struthers | 17 |
Defeat or not, McKinley got some senior leadership from Avon Fryer and True Carey-Hardin. Fryer went 8 for 13 on his way to 22 points, while Carey-Hardin posted 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Fryer a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Doyle, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, Lakeview also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Columbiana by a score of 60-51.
Having lost for the first time this season, McKinley fell to 2-1. As for Lakeview, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
McKinley beat Lakeview 61-49 in their previous matchup back in January. Will McKinley repeat their success, or does Lakeview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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