The Lakeland Christian Vikings will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Mulberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lakeland Christian posted their biggest win since November 30, 2023 on Thursday. They breezed by Frostproof at home to the tune of 45-13. The win was just what Lakeland Christian needed coming off of a 57-24 defeat in their prior matchup.
Lakeland Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Issa Simpson led the charge by scoring eight points along with seven steals and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Collette Zavada, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Mulberry took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over Hardee. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-17.
It was another big night for Lorianys Castanon Cruz, who scored 37 points. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mulberry's points. Alana Standifer was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Mulberry, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Lakeland Christian took a serious blow against Mulberry in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 53-21. Can Lakeland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
