Lakewood lost against Crestwood back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lakewood Gators came up short against the Crestwood Knights, falling 67-46. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Knights are ranked 15th).
When it comes to explaining why Lakewood lost, don't look at Pop Cato. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points. Cedric Cisse was another key player, putting up seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakewood and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for Crestwood, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Lakewood will face off against Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season. As for Crestwood, they will venture away from home to take on South Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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