Basketball Preview: Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers vs. Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers Mustangs
The Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers are on the road again on Monday to play the Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. Lapeer Lakers Homeschool has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Washtenaw Christian Academy by a score of 68-58 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Lakers brought their scoring average up to 53.5 points per game.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aiden Lomasney, who went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus six rebounds, and Reed Cotton, who went 6 for 14 en route to 21 points plus two steals. With that strong performance, Lomasney is now averaging an impressive 17.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was John Hayse, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, a win for Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Capital HomeSchool, falling 61-24. The Mustangs were down 47-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers had strong showings from Brendan Redmond, who earned 14 points plus five rebounds, and Ethan Neuhaus, who had four points.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool strolled past Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 69-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lapeer Lakers Homeschool since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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