Basketball Recap: Lakeside's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

After flying high against East Valley last Saturday, Lakeside came back down to earth. The Lakeside Eagles fell to the Bonners Ferry Badgers 57-51. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Badgers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2015.

Taren Bateman was her usual excellent self, going 10 of 22 on her way to 31 points in addition to seven boards and five assists for Bonners Ferry. Bateman's afternoon made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Hinthorn, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 10 points in addition to six boards and five steals.

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 @ Bonners Ferry	51-57
12/21/24 @ East Valley	66-27
12/19/24 vs Omak	52-21
12/17/24 @ Colfax	53-48
12/13/24 vs Lakeland	45-53

Lakeside moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Bonners Ferry, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.

Lakeside will challenge Pullman at 5:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Bonners Ferry, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Libby at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Bonners Ferry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.