SO MUCH FOR that hot start.
Lumber Company Lakers have been sent spiralling back down to earth, and by their old nemeses no less, as Hilton Barbados Warriors handed their rivals a third straight loss via Saturday’s 62-51 victory in the Co-operators General Insurance Basketball Premier League at the YMCA.
It was an impressive wire-to-wire result for this year’s top flight darlings, who improved to a league-best 8-2 record by wrapping up their fourth win in succession.
Lakers haven’t enjoyed such fortunes of recent though, with the perennial powers (5-6) dropping out of playoff position in a hurry following a rather encouraging 5-3 start to the season.
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