Long Beach Poly handles stress test to best Lakewood
With little to no wiggle room, Long Beach Poly nosed past Lakewood 56-48 during this California girls high school basketball game.
Long Beach Poly darted in front of Lakewood 15-8 to begin the second quarter.
The gap narrowed in the second quarter when the Lancers made it 23-22.
Lakewood took the lead 37-34 to start the final quarter.
The Lancers’ heartbreak could be traced to a disappointing fourth quarter, when they were outscored 22-11 by the Jackrabbits.
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