The Lakeside Lutheran Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Columbus Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside Lutheran is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lakeside Lutheran beat South Milwaukee 38-33. Given Lakeside Lutheran's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while South Milwaukee is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeside Lutheran's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaycee Guzman, who scored 21 points along with two steals. Guzman has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Wes Rahn, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Columbus had to settle for a 52-50 defeat against Lodi on Monday. Columbus has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakeside Lutheran pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Lakeside Lutheran beat Columbus 48-41 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeside Lutheran 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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