Preview: Mackinac Island Lakers vs. Buckley Bears
The Mackinac Island Lakers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Buckley Bears at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Mackinac Island focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Mackinac Island was the victim of a rough 66-42 loss at the hands of Big Bay de Noc. Mackinac Island has struggled against Big Bay de Noc recently, as their match on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Mackinac Island had strong showings from Makayla Rickley, who scored 16 points, and Madison Gamble, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Gamble has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. Lakelyn Bunker was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Buckley, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-35 loss to Frankfort on Friday. While losing is never fun, Buckley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Frankfort is ranked 160th).
Mackinac Island's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Buckley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
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