The Lakewood Gators will take on the Westwood Redhawks in a holiday battle at at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Lakewood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lexington on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakewood had to suffer through a 74-22 loss at the hands of Lexington. The game marked the Gators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Westwood ended up a good deal behind Fort Mill on Saturday and lost 63-47. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakewood will have to keep a close watch on Aneya Britt and Amari Alexander, a pair of players who had a big impact on Westwood's prior game. Britt dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards, while Alexander went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points. Britt is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Si'Niya Curry, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Westwood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Lakewood, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Lakewood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Westwood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. Does Lakewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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