Lakeland lost against Deep Creek back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lakeland Cavaliers took a blow against the Deep Creek Hornets, falling 75-10. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Hornets are ranked 22nd).
Deep Creek was led to victory by Kimora Hinton and Morgan Herbert. Hinton posted 16 points and four steals, while Herbert had 19 points. With that strong performance, Hinton is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Alaya Monroe, who put up eight points and six boards.
Lakeland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Deep Creek, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Lakeland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-27 loss against King's Fork on the 17th. As for Deep Creek, they will square off against Gainesville at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Deep Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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