Preview: Glen Lake Lakers vs. Buckley Bears
Glen Lake has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Buckley Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Glen Lake is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Michigan (they are ranked 137th, while Buckley is ranked 312th).
Glen Lake proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 42) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Frankfort 44-42.
Glen Lake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Plamondon out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Plamondon is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Benji Allen, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Buckley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against Brethren by a score of 49-37.
Glen Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Buckley, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Everything went Glen Lake's way against Buckley in their previous matchup back in January as Glen Lake made off with a 68-48 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glen Lake 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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