Basketball Recap: Mackinac Island Takes a Loss

If Mackinac Island was riding high fresh off their 45-25 takedown of Mid Peninsula back in December of 2024, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mackinac Island Lakers took a blow against the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears on Friday, falling 66-31. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the Black Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Mackinac Island lost, don't look at Madison Gamble. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 22 points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Gamble a new career-high in boards. Madison Morse was another key player, putting up four points.

Even though they lost, Mackinac Island smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Mackinac Island's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. As for Big Bay de Noc, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Big Bay de Noc beat Mackinac Island by a score of 89-37 on Saturday.