Lakeview was the 44-36 winner over Maplewood when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakeview Bulldogs took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maplewood Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Rockets are ranked 67th).
Maplewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Morgan Himes led the charge by going 7 for 14 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. What's more, Himes also racked up two blocks, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Claire Urchek, who went 5 of 8 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Lakeview's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Maplewood, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Lakeview wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 47-44 defeat against Harding on the 23rd. Maplewood and Liberty will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on December 30th. Maplewood is facing Liberty at the right time seeing as Liberty is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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