Lakota is 8-2 against Gibsonburg since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakota Raiders will look to defend their home court against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Lakota is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
Danbury typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Lakota proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 41-36 W over the Lakers. 41 seems to be a good number for Lakota as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hopewell-Loudon with a sharp 53-27 win. Given Gibsonburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Hopewell-Loudon is ranked 481st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gibsonburg found their leader in underclassman Elly Evarts, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Evarts has scored at least a third of Gibsonburg's points. Another player making a difference was Leah Hall, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Lakota pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Gibsonburg, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Lakota lost to Gibsonburg at home by a decisive 44-29 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evarts, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Now that Lakota knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
