The Lakewood Gators and the Crestwood Knights will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
Lakewood is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Florence just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 50-41 to the Bruins.
Despite their defeat, Lakewood saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Darius Franklin, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Mcbride, who posted five points along with five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Crestwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 75-62 win over the Red Foxes. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Red Foxes are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crestwood's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Lakewood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
Lakewood suffered a grim 85-61 defeat to Crestwood when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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