Basketball Preview: Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers vs. Wabash Valley HomeSchool Warriors
The Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers and the Wabash Valley HomeSchool Warriors will face off at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Noble-Whitley Warriors, who was ranked 17th at the time (Lapeer Lakers Homeschool was ranked second). Lapeer Lakers Homeschool blew past Noble-Whitley Warriors 56-36 on Friday. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Reed Cotton and John Hayse were among the main playmakers for Lapeer Lakers Homeschool as the former scored 12 points in addition to six steals and the latter went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and four blocks. Hayse continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cannon Dodson, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Wabash Valley HomeSchool had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-54 win over the Jaguars.
Wabash Valley HomeSchool's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Wallace, who went 8 for 10 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds and four steals. What's more, Wallace also posted a 80% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in February. Justin Bertram was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds and four blocks.
Wabash Valley HomeSchool has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Lapeer Lakers Homeschool, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lapeer Lakers Homeschool has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Wabash Valley HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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