Basketball Recap: Lakeland Christian Academy Beats Lakewood Park Christian for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Josiah Rice

Points

02/06/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian	28
02/01/25 vs Southern Wells	22
01/31/25 @ Argos	13
01/18/25 @ Trinity Greenlawn	12
01/10/25 @ Elkhart Christian Academy	7
+ 10 more games

Lakeland Christian Academy extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Josiah Rice. The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars blew past the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers 53-33 on Thursday thanks to Rice, who posted 28 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.

When it comes to explaining why Lakewood Park Christian lost, don't look at Avery MacFarlane. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 boards. Davi Freitas was another key player, putting up nine points.

Lakeland Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Lakewood Park Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

Lakeland Christian Academy has already played their next contest, a 60-33 victory against Clinton Christian on the 8th. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-35 loss against Elkhart Christian Academy on the 8th.