The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Madrid-Waddington Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Tupper Lake's favor as the squad sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while the Yellowjackets have been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tupper Lake gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They claimed a resounding 73-38 win over Chateaugay at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-11.
Tupper Lake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Corneau led the charge by scoring 23 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Peterson, who scored 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Madrid-Waddington, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-35 loss to the Colts on Wednesday. Madrid-Waddington has not had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Tupper Lake is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Madrid-Waddington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Tupper Lake against the Yellowjackets when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 85-37 win. With Tupper Lake ahead 44-18 at the half, the match was all but over already.
