After flying high against Carbondale Area last Sunday, Lakeland came back down to earth. The Lakeland Chiefs fell 62-50 to the Honesdale Hornets on Thursday. The Chiefs were not able to make up for their loss to the Hornets from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
Several Chiefs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chase Rosenkrans, who went 6 of 12 en route to 16 points along with five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of David Naniewicz, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
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Rosenkrans wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lakeland was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Lakeland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Honesdale, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Lakeland will face off against Old Forge at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Old Forge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Lakeland likes a good challenge. As for Honesdale, they will square off against Western Wayne at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
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