Lakota and Gibsonburg are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Lakota Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lakota is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Danbury just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 40-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Lakers are ranked 217th).
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg earned a 43-35 win over Hopewell-Loudon on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Gibsonburg found their leader in sophomore Elly Evarts, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Evarts has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily Henderson, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Gibsonburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Gibsonburg has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Lakota, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
Lakota came up short against Gibsonburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 53-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evarts, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards. Now that Lakota knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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