Our Lady of the Lake Catholic is on a three-game streak of home wins, while the Bison are on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Lakers will take on the New Buffalo Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over the Cougar, taking the game 61-50. Given Our Lady of the Lake Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Cougar are ranked 692nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Buffalo was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past the Mustangs 58-31 on the road.
New Buffalo found their leader in underclassman Lucas Forker, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was James Shaw, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for New Buffalo, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over the Bison in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 50-41. Will Our Lady of the Lake Catholic repeat their success, or do the Bison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
