Basketball Recap: Cara Schackow's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lakeland over Churubusco

By Team Reports Jan 23, 2025, 10:58am

Basketball Recap: Lakeland Lakers vs. Churubusco Eagles

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Lakeland came up into this matchup off a tough 33-point defeat last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Churubusco Eagles by a score of 41-38 on Tuesday. The Lakers were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.

Cara Schackow

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01/21/25 @ Churubusco7
01/16/25 vs Fremont3
01/15/25 @ Central Noble4
01/10/25 @ West Noble3
01/07/25 vs Lakeland Christian Academy5
01/03/25 @ Heritage4

Several Lakers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cara Schackow, who posted four points along with eight rebounds and seven blocks. Schackow is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted three or more in the last six games she's played. Mckenzie Carlson was another key player, putting up ten points.

Lakeland has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Churubusco, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.

Lakeland will face off against Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland is facing Hamilton at the right time seeing as Hamilton is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Churubusco, they will host Angola at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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