Basketball Recap: Eastside Comes Up Short

If Eastside was feeling good fresh off their 57-20 takedown of Hamilton last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blazers were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 42-41 to the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blazers of the 64-50 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2025.

Quentin Dickerhoff

Field Goal Percentage

02/10/26 @ Lakeland Christian Academy	86%
02/05/26 @ Hamilton	70%
02/02/26 vs Fremont	40%
01/30/26 vs Westview	14%
01/23/26 vs Central Noble	50%
+ 12 more games

Despite the loss, Eastside saw an underclassman step up: freshman Quentin Dickerhoff went 6-for-7 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and three blocks. Thanks to that strong game, Dickerhoff now owns an excellent 45.9% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Baker, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Lakeland Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kolton Shepherd, who posted nine points and seven steals. The Cougars are 4-2 when Shepherd posts three or more steals, but 2-10 otherwise. Aaron Gause was another key player, putting up ten points and seven assists.

Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.

Looking ahead, Eastside will host Garrett at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Blazers are facing the Railroaders at the right time seeing as the Railroaders are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, they will head out to face off against South Bend Career Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.