Recap: Beaver Island Islanders vs. Mackinac Island Lakers
The Beaver Island Islanders lost against the Mackinac Island Lakers back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Beaver Island took a 40-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mackinac Island. Beaver Island has not had much luck with Mackinac Island recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mackinac Island's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaylee Cowell led the charge by scoring 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Lakelyn Bunker, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Beaver Island's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mackinac Island, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Beaver Island won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mackinac Island at 8:30 a.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Mackinac Island focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. They won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Beaver Island at 8:30 a.m. on January 20th. Beaver Island's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so Mackinac Island's offense will have their work cut out for them.