The Normandy Invaders will square off against the Lakewood Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Normandy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Normandy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Maple Heights: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Normandy blew Maple Heights out of the water with a 65-31 final score. The Invaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-48 win over Cleveland Heights on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Tigers are ranked 166th).
Lakewood's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Normandy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Normandy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 44-40 victory. Does Normandy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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