Lakeland drops preseason game to Red Deer

The Rustlers found themselves on the wrong end of a fast paced offensive night of basketball.

L:akeland hosted the RDP Kings, a team they will face in the second semester. RDP lead by 15 early in the 1st quarter, but Lakeland crawled back to within a few possessions later in the contest. The Kings again extended their lead, but the Rustlers made it a 3 point game with less than a minute remaining. RDP responded with a clutch basketba.sket to win 96-91.

Eduardo Crespo and Abdul Al-Tamimi were the POG's.

Next for the team after the rematch on Saturday, is another home exhibition, this time against the Briercrest Clippers, on Thursday.