Basketball Recap: Lakewood Park Christian Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when Lakewood Park Christian duked it out with Lakeland Christian Academy on Thursday. The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers came up short against the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars, falling 53-33. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Lakewood Park Christian lost, don't look at Avery MacFarlane. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Davi Freitas, who posted nine points.

Josiah Rice was his usual excellent self, putting up 28 points for Lakeland Christian Academy. Rice continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Micah Martin was another key player, earning 14 points.

Lakewood Park Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-10.

Lakewood Park Christian has already played their next matchup, a 49-35 loss against Elkhart Christian Academy on the 8th. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-33 victory against Clinton Christian on the 8th.