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| 01/23/25 - Away | 66-41 W |
| 12/13/23 - Home | 82-40 W |
| 11/30/22 - Away | 72-34 W |
| 01/27/22 - Home | 66-43 W |
| 01/11/22 - Away | 77-42 W |
| 12/08/16 - Home | 80-45 W |
Lake Region has gone a perfect 6-0 against Fort Meade recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Thunder will be home for the holidays to greet the Miners at 8:00 p.m. Lake Region has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Fort Meade will come in with seven straight wins.
Lake Region is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Frostproof on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Thunder were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 88-36. The Thunder were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-22.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade didn't have too much breathing room in their game against DeSoto County on Friday, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. Those 51 points were actually the fewest the Miners have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Fort Meade's win came from a few key players Lake Region will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Omari Russell, who posted 14 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Jesse Mitchell was another key player, putting up six points along with 13 boards and three steals.
Fort Meade was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DeSoto County only racked up eight.
Lake Region's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Fort Meade, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Lake Region took their victory against Fort Meade when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 66-41 score. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Miners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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