Wisconsin High School Basketball - Lakeland holds off Northland Pines
December 20, 2024: Minocqua, WI 54548 The Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball team scored 51 points and limited the visiting Northland Pines Eagles to 46 in the Thunderbirds league triumph on Friday.
The Thunderbirds now have a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Oneida Nation for a non-league game on Saturday, December 21. Lakeland will confront a Thunderhawks team coming off a 51-34 non-league loss to Florence (Florence, WI). The Thunderhawks record now stands at 2-3.
With the loss, Northland Pines falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Sparta (Sparta, WI) to confront the Spartans in a non-league game on Friday, December 27. The Spartans go into the game with a record of 5-2. Sparta won 68-57 in their recent non-league game against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Galesville, WI)