Preview: South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers vs. Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars
South Bend Career Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Bend Career Academy struggled with assists on Saturday (Mishawaka Marian had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. South Bend Career Academy took a serious blow against Mishawaka Marian, falling 73-25. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points South Bend Career Academy has scored all season.
South Bend Career Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Quincy Bradshaw, who scored five points along with five rebounds, and Davion Mitchell who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian Academy came up short against Northfield on Tuesday and fell 48-37.
Lakeland Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Micah Martin, who scored 19 points, and Josiah Rice who scored 11 points. That was a full 51.4% of Lakeland Christian Academy's points, marking the 17th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
South Bend Career Academy's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
South Bend Career Academy couldn't quite finish off Lakeland Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 and fell 64-62. Thankfully for South Bend Career Academy, Seth Martin (who scored 30 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
