If the Lakeland Christian Vikings were feeling good off their 66-26 takedown of the Discovery Spartans last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Lakeland Christian took a 70-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mulberry on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lakeland Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eleni Katzaras, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Issa Simpson, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Lakeland Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Mulberry, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian will square off against McKeel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. McKeel Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mulberry, they will head out on the road to challenge Discovery at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Discovery is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
