The grand finale on Tuesday was a fiery contest as Hobbton came out with with vigor and so did Lakewood. The game was intense as both teams left their passion on the court for all to see and it would be the Wildcats who snatched their second conference win over the Leopards, 68-59.
Lakewood would strike first with Juan Parker Jr. stealing from the napping point guard and taking it to the house for the initial score. Hobbton would fire back immediately sinking a layup then Nashon Kilkenny capping off the scoring run with a deep three. The game’s tempo reached the redline rapidly with the scoring opening up. A goaltending penalty gifted Lakewood two, the Leopards would take a point from the charity line to tie it up.
From there it was a slugfest as the fierce rivals were relentless, the defense stood tall and the offense were firing everything, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats. the lead changed hands four times in the minutes of the first quarter before ending in a tie at 17 all.