Basketball Game Preview: Crossroads Charter Academy Cougars vs. Bear Lake Lakers

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 3:46am

Preview: Crossroads Charter Academy Cougars vs. Bear Lake Lakers

The Crossroads Charter Academy Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Bear Lake Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crossroads Charter Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 22-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

Last Thursday, Crossroads Charter Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-33 to Marion. Crossroads Charter Academy has not had much luck with Marion recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Crossroads Charter Academy might have lost, but man, Keegan Carnes was a machine: he scored 18 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Carnes hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Bentley Freeman, who scored no points along with eight rebounds and six steals.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-36, which was the final score in Bear Lake's tilt against Baldwin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Bear Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 705th, while Baldwin is ranked 325th).

Crossroads Charter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Bear Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.

Crossroads Charter Academy was taken down by Bear Lake 56-15 when the teams last played back in January. Can Crossroads Charter Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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