The Lakewood Gators will face off against the Darlington Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lakewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Lakewood is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 16, 2024 last Saturday. They put the hurt on Calhoun County with a sharp 62-37 win. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Saints are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 vs Calhoun County | 21 |
| 01/17/25 @ Hartsville | 23 |
| 01/14/25 @ Lower Richland | 15 |
| 01/09/25 vs South Florence | 16 |
| 12/28/24 vs Fox Creek | 21 |
Lakewood had a senior duo take command as Pop Cato went 9 for 11 on his way to 21 points and four steals and Darius Franklin went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points along with seven boards and three steals. The match was Cato's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Andre Mcbride was another key player, putting up five points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Darlington escaped with a win on Friday against Lower Richland by the margin of a single free throw, 31-30.
Lakewood is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Darlington, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Lakewood strolled past Darlington when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 50-33. Will Lakewood repeat their success, or does Darlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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