Lake Shore and South Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Lake Shore Shorians will head out to face off against the South Lake Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Lake Shore didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Hazel Park 64-49 on Thursday. Given the Shorians' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Vikings are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Lake didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeview on Thursday and fell 64-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Lake Shore's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for South Lake, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lake Shore came up short against South Lake in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 62-56. Can Lake Shore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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