Basketball Game Preview: Kalkaska Blazers vs. Glen Lake Lakers

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 2:17am

Preview: Kalkaska Blazers vs. Glen Lake Lakers

Kalkaska has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Glen Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kalkaska will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 643rd, while Glen Lake is ranked 142nd).

Last Monday, Kalkaska had to suffer through a rough 77-44 loss at the hands of Pine River Area.

Meanwhile, Glen Lake put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 77-46 victory over Suttons Bay on the road.

Benji Allen and Jacob Plamondon were among the main playmakers for Glen Lake as the former scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Plamondon is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colebrook Sutherland, who scored 11 points.

Kalkaska has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season. As for Glen Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.

Kalkaska might still be hurting after the 61-37 defeat they got from Glen Lake in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Will Kalkaska have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.

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